Binder, who once made lowbrow comedies but now specializes in middlebrow dramedies, is in several leagues over his head with this story ...
– A.A. Dowd,
AV Club,
30 Jan 2015
fresh:
It may be helpful - or vexing - to think of "Black or White" as the great grandchild of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
30 Jan 2015
rotten:
Despite the best of intentions, a career-best performance from Kevin Costner, and outstanding work by Octavia Spencer and child actor Jillian Estell, "Black or White" succumbs to some of the same stereotypes it tries to dispel.
– Peter Keough,
Boston Globe,
30 Jan 2015
rotten:
Oh, the bathos! The loony wrongheadedness of the screenplay!
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
31 Jan 2015
rotten:
Black or White isn't so much an offensive movie as it is a pointless one.