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My One and Only (2009)

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Reviews Counted:63

Fresh:44

Rotten:19

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: A breezy road movie with characters both glamorous and familiar, My One and Only is a colorful period look at the early life of actor George Hamilton.

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $2,314,502

Synopsis: The tires of a baby-blue ’53 Cadillac Coupe de Ville convertible squeal down the New York street, and none of its occupants looks back. The beautiful but mercurial Ann Devereaux (Renée Zellweger)... The tires of a baby-blue ’53 Cadillac Coupe de Ville convertible squeal down the New York street, and none of its occupants looks back. The beautiful but mercurial Ann Devereaux (Renée Zellweger) has just left her philandering husband Dan (Kevin Bacon), a society bandleader, and taken to the road with her teenage sons, George (Logan Lerman) and Robbie (Mark Rendall), in search of a wealthy replacement mate. Although it’s 1953, Ann is certain that her girlish charms will serve her as well as they did two decades earlier.

But time has marched on since Ann’s courting days, and it seems that the losers and playboys outnumber the eligible and willing bachelors. Ann never gives up hope, but a series of new schools for the boys, ever more humble lodgings and romantic misadventures start to take the gloss off their trip. Yet Ann is indefatigable, her pride matched by the flighty enthusiasm of her older son Robbie, a flamboyant boy who believes he is meant for a life on the stage, and the cynical wit of George, an observant aspiring writer. As the miles roll by, their journey veers from eccentric, to hair rising, to poignant, to comic.

From her impulsive choices to the downright bizarre characters they meet on the road, Ann steers her sons on a narrow highway between excitement and panic. But ultimately, George discovers the determination, dignity and love underneath his mother’s narcissistic exterior. And Ann makes a different future for herself and her sons than any of them had imagined.

Directed by Richard Loncraine and starring Renne Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, and Logan Lerman, The film Is inspired by incidents in the life of actor and Hollywood icon George Hamilton. The film is written by Charlie Peters and is produced by Aaron Ryder and Norton Herrick. Herrick Entertainment presents a Raygun Production, in association with Merv Griffin Entertainment and George Hamilton Productions. --© Freestyle Releasing [More]

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Logan Lerman, Eric McCormack

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Logan Lerman, Eric McCormack, Chris Noth, Mark Rendall, Nick Stahl, Steven Weber, David Koechner, Molly Quinn, Robin Weigert

Director: Richard Loncraine

Director: Richard Loncraine
Screenwriter: Charlie Peters
Producer: Aaron Ryder, Norton Herrick
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Freestyle Releasing

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feels like a black-and-white rerun on late-night TV.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
11/17/09
Jason McKiernan
Jason McKiernan
Filmcritic.com

Even if it isn't as singular -- or as memorable -- as its title might suggest, it's sweet enough and soft enough around the edges to make it a diverting little road trip.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
10/09/09
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune

... Zellweger shines in the middle of it all ...

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
10/02/09
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

A pleasant trifle of a movie that doesn't let facts interfere with a good fable.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
09/28/09
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

In the midst of blockbusters that involve giant robots and teen wizards, "My One and Only" is an enjoyable film that got lost in the cinematic shuffle of 2009.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
09/26/09
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

You don't have to care anything about George Hamilton in order to enjoy this surprisingly entertaining little movie that will remind you why you once liked Renée Zellweger.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
09/22/09
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Depressing tale of a mother's love, or at least what she thinks love is.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
09/18/09
Jolene Mendez
Jolene Mendez
Entertainment Spectrum

Loncraine's "My One and Only': Utterly disarming, combining two irresistible genres - the road movie with the romp about a kid's outrageous mother/aunt/grandmother (take your pick)

Full Review Source: Passionate Moviegoer | comment Comment
09/15/09
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Passionate Moviegoer

What could have been a maddening portrait of spoiled self-entitlement is, instead, a plucky tale... Zellweger creates a nice portrait of chin-keeping-up-erness combined with encroaching self-awareness....

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
09/14/09
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Scripter Charlie Peters falters when it comes to the big picture.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
09/11/09
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Melodramatic, starting and stopping without achieving a flow.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Weekly | comment Comment
09/11/09
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Charlotte Weekly

Zellweger does a nice job keeping her character more sympathetic than pathetic, as the realization that she is no longer an ingénue lets her become something more.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
09/10/09
Cathy Jakicic
Cathy Jakicic
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

This would make for anecdotal entertainment if taken as short stories told by George Hamilton in a five-star party where the vino is flowing.

Full Review Source: Outtakes With Fiore | comment Comment
09/10/09
Fiore Mastracci
Fiore Mastracci
Outtakes With Fiore

A sweet, sentimental, occasionally naughty, attractively mounted piece of old-fashioned hokum that will appeal to audiences, mostly female, of a certain age.

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09/10/09
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

This vintage set road comedy has enough amiable charms to make it across the finish line for those who like their movies to stay out of the fast lane.

Full Review Source: Windy City Times | comment Comment
09/08/09
Richard Knight
Richard Knight
Windy City Times

My One and Only reveals the man behind the tan - and George Hamilton's feisty ma, too.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
09/05/09
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

The movie has a beautiful golden look, totally romanticizing the time period.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
09/05/09
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

An appealing drama revolving around a cross-country journey and a boy's quest to understand and appreciate his mother.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
09/04/09
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

fails to provide audiences with more than a few madcap adventures and changes in scenery.

Full Review Source: Gazette (MD) | comment Comment
09/04/09
Jeffrey Lyles
Jeffrey Lyles
Gazette (MD)

Part road trip, part coming-of-age story, the film ultimately reveals itself as a Hollywood memoir, but it saves any stardust for its last moments.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
09/04/09
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
 
 
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