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48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    Looking for plot holes? You can't miss them. But if you go in hoping for a good time, you'll find that, too.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    60
    Taking control of what would otherwise be a trite and preachy fable about the need for African American families to accept their gay brethren, Devine builds a jolly and touching character from the stock figure of a Georgia mom coming to terms with her disaffected gay son.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Stephen Farber
    50
    A comedy-drama with alarming similarities to a relic from 1976, "Norman, Is That You?" In that film, Redd Foxx and Pearl Bailey were parents shocked to discover that their son was gay and living with a white lover. That's basically the same gimmick in this new film from writer-director Maurice Jamal.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    50
    The tone is good-natured enough to make a simple movie semi-watchable.
  5. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    Jamal's comedy of family dysfunction is essentially a sitcom episode writ large; it's not subtle, but it's good-natured and hits its marks with ruthless efficiency.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    50
    Overwritten and under-directed by Maurice Jamal, the movie contains several honest moments but remains too awash in clichés and stereotypes to take seriously.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    50
    Mr. Jamal's direction ranges from clumsy to competent, and the film's overwhelming desire to be loved blunts any edge it might have had.
  8. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Julia Wallace
    40
    Cheesy crockpot of a film.
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