The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Sara Stewart
    Oct 11, 2013
    75
    Though it boasts an eye-catching roster of supporting performances — Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Mackie — most of the running time is spent with Mister (Skylan Brooks) and Pete (Ethan Dizon), and both child actors hold your attention impressively.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    Oct 10, 2013
    75
    Under the direction of George Tillman Jr., these two young performers exercise remarkable restraint, never milking the material for unearned tears.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    Oct 10, 2013
    75
    Director George Tillman Jr. compellingly probes how parentless kids cope without financial resources or adults who give a damn.
  4. Movie Nation
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    Oct 10, 2013
    63
    A rough and rough around the edges tale of children growing up on the mean streets of the wrong side of Brooklyn. It’s a coming of age story of a self-absorbed, downtrodden punk with a dream who learns about the love that comes with responsibility.
  5. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Bill Stamets
    Oct 15, 2013
    63
    Stylistically, this saga of survival never aims for urban neo-realism. Yet, as sentimental humanism, it shows laudable taste in dodging the usual indulgent touches and turns when lost kids find their way.
  6. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    Oct 11, 2013
    60
    Michael Starrbury’s astute script draws us in slowly, depicting the realities of Mister and Pete’s lives in progressive reveals.
  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: David Rooney
    Aug 23, 2013
    50
    The real defeat in this ambling fairy tale of hardship, abandonment and resilience is that two potentially winning central characters -- and the tender young actors who play them -- are let down by a programmed screenplay that’s short on narrative muscle.

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  1. TVJerry
    Oct 12, 2013
    6
    Two boys (Skylan Brooks & Ethan Dizon) are abandoned by their junkie ho mothers to fend for themselves on the rough side of Brooklyn. The story is relentlessly bleak and there are weak spots in the writing. That said, the performances of these two newcomers are sweet, touching and amazingly accomplished. The supporting cast includes some impressive names (Jennifer Hudson, Anthony Mackie) and director George Tillman Jr. manages to mine the drama without resorting to too much melo. While this film is dark and dismal, the pluck of this duo and the simple brilliance of the two actors is affecting.… Expand

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