Implausible? Yes. Predictable? Yes. Entertaining? You bet.
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02/15/07
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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett, Tracee Ellis Ross
Director: Tyler Perry
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Reviews for Daddy's Little Girls
Top CriticDaddy's Little Girls is a serviceable dramedy that's slightly outlandish but nevertheless strives to touch the heart with its well-intentioned vibes.
02/15/07
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.
02/15/07
Top CriticDismissed 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.
12/03/07
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.
02/14/07
Gabrielle Union has never before exhibited as much of an emotional range as seen in this role as an ice princess whose cold heart melts when offered an opportunity with a real man who comes with a ready-made family.
02/16/07
Yes, it's true that Tyler Perry's movies are mostly formualaic. Yes, it's true that Tyler Perry isn't the finest director in the world. But it's also true that Tyler Perry is getting better.
03/09/07
It makes you happy to receive the Word of Perry.
02/21/07
Top CriticIt is exciting to think that someone in Perry's position is indeed challenging himself, as he could presumably coast along on tried-and-true formulas for quite some time.
02/14/07
Perry gets better at directing every time he tries.
02/14/07
In terms of direction, this is the sharpest film Perry has made. It moves at a deft pace, and the comedic sequences continually score. He also knows how to create a mood.
02/15/07
Top Critic[Perry's] gotten comfortable behind the camera. And without Madea, his obese, smart-mouthed alter-ego auntie, to portray, the man in the dress shows he really can direct.
02/14/07
I entered this moviegoing experience ready for a lot of wincing and eye-rolling. But dammit if this movie didn’t make me laugh and cry.
02/25/07
Tyler Perry likes preaching to the choir.
02/14/07
Top CriticDaddy'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.
02/14/07
The action bogs down in a torrent of clichés.
02/20/07
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.
02/15/07
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.
02/15/07
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.
02/19/07
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.
02/24/07
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