Natural Selection
Comedy, Drama
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2011
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When a dutiful, albeit barren Christian housewife discovers that her devout husband has suffered a stroke at a sperm bank where he's been secretly donating his seed for the past 25 years, she leaves her sheltered world and starts off on a journey to find his eldest biological son - a mullet-headed, foul-mouthed ex-con with whom she develops an odd but meaningful relationship.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
13 Mar 2011
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$55,282
Awards:
12 wins & 5 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
In Harris' hands, Linda is guileless but believable, her smile so worn and wary that it almost hurts to see it.
– Betsy Sharkey,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2012
fresh:
[Harris is] the big reason that "Natural Selection" is so engaging.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
21 Jun 2012
fresh:
However gritty this indie comedy may look (cinematographer Steve Calitri seems to be aping William Eggleston's photographs of the American south), it isn't all that different from an Adam Sandler vehicle.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
21 Jun 2012
rotten:
[Harris is] the one good thing in "Natural Selection."
– Mark Feeney,
Boston Globe,
5 Jul 2012
rotten:
In the evolutionary spectrum of cinema, "Natural Selection" is like the duck-billed platypus, pretending to be warm-blooded but more than a little fowl.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
13 Jul 2012