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Daddy's Little Girls

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Daddy's Little Girls (2007)

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Reviews Counted:51

Fresh:13

Rotten:38

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: Daddy's Little Girls boasts fine performances and a poignant message, but is ultimately let down by amateurish filmmaking.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for thematic material, drug and sexual content, some violence and language

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 14, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $31,339,647

Synopsis: Written and directed by Tyler Perry, DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS follows single father and mechanic Monty (Idris Elba) as he struggles to support his three daughters and fight for full custody from their... Written and directed by Tyler Perry, DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS follows single father and mechanic Monty (Idris Elba) as he struggles to support his three daughters and fight for full custody from their unfit mother. In need of extra funds, Monty takes on a fateful second job as a limo driver for hot-shot lawyer Julia (Gabrielle Union), granting him the legal leverage he needs as she volunteers to help him in court. His ex-wife (Tasha Smith) has shacked up with her dangerous boyfriend (Gary Anthony Sturgis), the neighborhood drug lord, and not only does he supply plenty of crime to the streets but he also instills fear into Monty's daughters' lives  While Monty does everything he can to protect his kids, and to save enough money to eventually run his own garage, Julia is desperate to try to find a good man who can measure up to her well-bred, upper-class standards. Despite their financial differences, and drastically contrasting backgrounds, Monty and Julia can't hide their attraction for one another. But will their past heartbreaks keep them strictly as client and counsel?  With fantastic performances and real-life issues, DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS is a heartfelt, emotional story of the single-parent experience, and of discovering and preserving unconditional love.  Idris Elba (THE WIRE) conveys an abundance of warmth and strength as the heroic father and community leader who is just trying to catch a break as well as some much-needed redemption for doing right by his kids. Gabrielle Union (BAD BOYS II, THE HONEYMOONERS) provides ample doses of comic relief as the uptight career-obsessed lawyer plagued with a string of bad dates. The three real-life McClain sisters that star as Monty's daughters: China, Lauren and, Sierra (they have the same names in the movie) are bona fide scene stealers, thanks to their charming precociousness, which manifests itself in their emotional pleas to be rescued. [More]

Starring: Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett, Tracee Ellis Ross

Starring: Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett, Tracee Ellis Ross, Terri J. Vaughn, Gary Anthony Sturgis, China Anne Mclain, Lauren Alisa Mclain, Sierra Aylina Mclain

Director: Tyler Perry

Director: Tyler Perry
Producer: Reuben Cannon
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Daddy's Little Girls is a frightening step backwards for the Perry empire, revealing a filmmaker who I once thought was just kidding around, but now it turns out he's legitimately incompetent and irresponsible.

Full Review Source: OhmyNews.com | comment 2 Comments
02/14/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
OhmyNews.com

Daddy's Little Girls is the kind of movie where you look the other way as regards to minor offences, so devoted is it to making a positive statement.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment 1 Comment
02/14/07
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

Tyler Perry likes preaching to the choir.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
02/14/07
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The action bogs down in a torrent of clichés.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/20/07
Bruce Feld
Bruce Feld
Film Journal International

Implausible? Yes. Predictable? Yes. Entertaining? You bet.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
02/15/07
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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The script isn't much better than Perry's Madea's Family Reunion... but it helps that Perry doesn't show up in the crass, cross-dressing role of Madea and that he has hired some excellent actors.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
02/15/07
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Perry has great casting instincts, and in Elba and Union he’s matched two gifted, equally gorgeous actors, both of whom seem ready to make sparks fly. If only their director would let them.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
02/15/07
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

Cottage-industry independent filmmaker Tyler Perry fumbles with this family drama about Monty (Idris Elba), a salt-of-the-earth car mechanic and father of three girls trying to win a custody battle with his lowlife ex-wife.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
02/19/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Jenny and Joe don't help to make a case for the "good men" and "strong women" they seem to oppose. They only drag everyone down.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
02/24/07
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Daddy's Little Girls is maudlin and manipulative, but compared to movies with awful stereotypes like Norbit, is that such a bad thing?

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
02/15/07
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

There'll always be a place for Perry in a world where there are moviegoers who find Spike Lee's films too challenging.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
02/14/07
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

Subtlety has never been Perry's strength, but his previous films balanced the sermonizing with good humor and sincerity. Perhaps next time, he'll ease up on the lectures, and bring back the love.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
02/16/07
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

A game try, still, it's not all quite there,

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
02/16/07
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders

Daddy's Little Girls is a serviceable dramedy that's slightly outlandish but nevertheless strives to touch the heart with its well-intentioned vibes.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
02/15/07
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Almost a real movie.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
02/14/07
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Hollywood.com

This particular Tyler Perry movie offers some glimpses of the graceful comic talent its one-man entertainment empire can be if he turns down the volume more often.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
02/15/07
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday
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Suffice to say that everybody in this totally TV-tempered, finger-waggingly reactionary movie learns a valuable lesson in getting back to basics.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
02/14/07
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Dismissed by critics but embraced by African-American audiences, Tyler Perry now opens his pictures without press previews, but on the basis of this expert melodrama he might want to reconsider.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/03/07
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader

Regardless of how silly the storyline becomes, Perry's admiration for single dads who take care of their kids and people who take their faith and their families seriously comes through...

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
02/14/07
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

The lead actors make Perry's didacticism easier to take.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
02/16/07
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Globe and Mail
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