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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.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

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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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

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

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.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
02/25/07
Toddy Burton
Toddy Burton
Austin Chronicle

While its look at interclass romance among African-Americans and the struggles of a working-class single father is fresh and vital, the heavy-handed execution isn't.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
02/17/07
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

[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

The movie reaches the heights of melodrama with narrative cliches that border on the surreal.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/18/07
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

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

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

Perry's habit of reducing drama to verbal sermons is the main thing keeping his movies within the realm of daytime TV.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
03/15/07
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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

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

The cast is likable, and Perry makes good use of the Atlanta locations.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
06/29/07
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Daddy’s Little Girls is [Perry's] best-looking film to date. Is it asking too much for a script to match?

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
02/14/07
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

...this is easily Perry's best film, which is to say it's serviceably mediocre rather than godawful.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
02/14/07
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
E! Online

A sorry excuse for filmmaking.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/19/07
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

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

It makes you happy to receive the Word of Perry.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
02/21/07
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly

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 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

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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