My One and Only

Name: My One and Only
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: August 21, 2009
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Logan Lerman, Mark Rendall, Renée Zellweger

2009

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Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: August 21, 2009 | PG-13

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Logan Lerman, Mark Rendall, Renée Zellweger

Summary: A self-absorbed woman leaves her philandering band-leader husband and takes her two teen-aged sons across the country, searching for a new husband who's worthy-and capable-of supporting her and her family. In their sometimes comedic, sometimes poignant cross-country adventure, they find new levels of self-reliance as they pull together as aA self-absorbed woman leaves her philandering band-leader husband and takes her two teen-aged sons across the country, searching for a new husband who's worthy-and capable-of supporting her and her family. In their sometimes comedic, sometimes poignant cross-country adventure, they find new levels of self-reliance as they pull together as a family and overcome the unexpected pitfalls of the road. (Freestyle Releasing) … Expand

Director: Richard Loncraine

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 108 min

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Mick LaSalle

A completely appealing, beautifully preserved memory piece - a grand, colorful coming-of-age story with a candy box color palette and a standout performance by Renée Zellweger. It's a great story and a great crowd-pleaser. Read full review

Kirk Honeycutt

Peter's lightning-fast script and Loncraine's steady direction steer this road picture to the sunny side of the street. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

The ensemble collectively displays crisp comic timing throughout. Read full review

Michael Phillips

If you have any curiosity at all about how a fellow like George Hamilton became a fellow like George Hamilton, My One and Only answers the question by looking, fondly, at his primary caregiver. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

The movie is filled with fun '50s Americana. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Dying to hear George Hamilton’s origin story? No? Well, too bad, because the mediocre, nostalgic-soaked comedy-drama My One And Only, loosely inspired by Hamilton’s childhood, has been produced with a few big stars attached. Read full review

Karina Longworth

If any star’s life should lend itself to a grade-A guilty-pleasure biopic, its Hamilton’s, but My One and Only dodges the dirty details. Read full review

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BSporck

Jan 23, 2011

I really enjoyed this film. Loved the old cars, clothes, and slice after slice of life. Zellweger was great, as the rest of the cast. Interesting producer!

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GildaB

Sep 13, 2009

If this movie were in a foreign language, critics would be praising it for its gentle humor, wonderful character roles and Renee Zellweger's perfect portrayal of a woman coming to realize her inner strengths. Because it is American, most will fail to realize how brilliantly each role If this movie were in a foreign language, critics would be praising it for its gentle humor, wonderful character roles and Renee Zellweger's perfect portrayal of a woman coming to realize her inner strengths. Because it is American, most will fail to realize how brilliantly each role is portrayed and how very satisfying and insightful this look at 50's Americana really is.… Expand

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Raine

Aug 30, 2009

Sweet film about family and the twists and turns of life.

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 26, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a pretty easy watch - there is comedy, although it isn't exactly hilarious throughout, its definitely gentle comedy but I still found it amusing of course. Its about a lady (Anne Devereaux) who appears a bit of a bluffer, trying to be seen to be above her station, as it were, someone very much aspirational and keen to be seen as up and coming, a socialite. I suppose its about portraying, or maintaining an image once your situation has changed - trying to keep up with the Joneses a bit. I liked that the lighting is mostly quite soft - there's a moderate yellow tinge used and it has the look and feel of a 1920s-1940s film. It also features some fairly low tempo jazz/instrumental music played in the background at times, giving it a slight film noir feel, although this isn't a crime film of course.

Anne is clearly not the sort of person we should want to aspire to ourselves and yet she's shown to clearly care for her children and she tries to do well for them. Reece Witherspoon does alright playing her. She is someone you can half laugh at and feel sorry for, to an extent, I reckon. I thought it was reasonably stylish and an easy and overall enjoyable watch, so I'd recommend it.… Expand

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