Rotten
Sobieski's performance in this role pretty much kills off the film.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
My First Mister
Mismatched. Misguided. Unmistakably friends.
2001 · 1h 49m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Christine Lahti
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My First Mister
Overview
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.
Director and cast
- Christine Lahti Director
- Albert Brooks as Randall
- Leelee Sobieski as Jennifer
- Desmond Harrington as Randy
- Carol Kane as Mrs. Benson
- Mary Kay Place as Patty (Nurse)
- Michael McKean as Bob
- Henry Brown as Jack Taylor - Salesman
- Rutanya Alda as Woman at Apartment
- Natasha Braisewell Cast
- Gary Bullock Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
53%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Franklin's gooey, implausible script is too ridiculous to support unexpected bouts of sincerity, and the darkness is seldom as profound as it should be.
Paul Tatara, CNN.com
Rotten
The sort of movie with so little faith in itself that it falls back on that most dreadful of cliches: The Fatal Development A Little More than Halfway Through.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Rotten
Although the movie has its moments, it's a tearjerker that jerks too hard.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
Beautiful and so phony it makes you urp.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
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