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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

US 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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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

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)

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)

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.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
03/09/07
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Love can transcend class lines; in Tyler Perry’s universe, it also defies all rules of the legal system -- and logic.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
03/03/07
Melissa Anderson
Melissa Anderson
Time Out New York

...cardboard characters and awkward dialogue.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
02/25/07
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

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

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

Even when Perry doesn't dress up like a woman, he's pretty much a drag.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
02/23/07
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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

Come back, Madea, and bring your chainsaw.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/20/07
Jim Ridley
Jim Ridley
Village Voice

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

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

A sorry excuse for filmmaking.

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

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

Tyler Perry, the man behind Madea's Family Reunion, is not a subtle filmmaker. But Perry's stories can be emotionally effective.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
02/17/07
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

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

Tyler Perry's latest conspicuously lacks his drag clad alter ego Madea %u2014 the star of his earlier hits Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion %u2014 but it manages to be a drag nonetheless.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
02/16/07
Stephen Saito
Stephen Saito
Premiere Magazine

Perry enters into the arena of soap opera with a melodrama that often makes little sense, content to luxuriate in its heart-tugging suds without offering much in the way of logic.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
02/16/07
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

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
 
 
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