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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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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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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

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.

Full Review Source: EURWeb | comment Comment
02/16/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
EURWeb

The hamfistedness of Daddy's Little Girls ultimately shatters its charms.

comment Comment
02/16/07
Matt Zoller Seitz
Matt Zoller Seitz
New York Times

Given his built-in appeal, Perry has the opportunity to broaden the subject matter of so-called black movies. He takes a stab at it in Girls, but he could do so much better.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/15/07
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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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

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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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.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
02/15/07
Randy Cordova
Randy Cordova
Arizona Republic
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In Daddy's Little Girls, Tyler Perry merits an A for the messages he wants to deliver but only a C-plus for the way he delivers them.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
02/15/07
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune

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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Perry will never get an Oscar nomination, but he has something better: an audience.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/15/07
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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[Union and Elba] are such expressive, extremely thoughtful performers. They have chemistry and they have class. What they don't have is a filmmaker who knows yet how to use either to make real movie magic. I'm rooting for him to figure it out.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/15/07
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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There are fewer laughs and more lectures... but there's plenty of sass and soul in between.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/15/07
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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

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

Don't let the brightly colored poster with the cute little girls on it fool you -- this isn't a comedy, either, but is meant to be a drama with a message. Daddy's Little Girls has its funny moments, but overall it's fairly somber from the start.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
02/15/07
Jette Kernion
Jette Kernion
Cinematical

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

It 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.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/07
Mark Olsen
Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times

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

Lumbering morality tale packaged as a romance.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/14/07
Luke Sader
Luke Sader
Hollywood Reporter
 
 
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