Storyline
Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia, a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney. Monty and Julia couldn't be less alike, but a flame is ignited...touching off a firestorm of love and conflict.
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Cast
Idris Elba, Craig Robinson, Tasha Smith, L. Warren Young, China Anne McClain, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kate Kneeland, Gabrielle Union, Juanita Jennings, Louis Gossett, Jr., Maria Howell, Steve Coulter, Malinda Williams, Gary Anthony Sturgis, Cassi Davis, Terri J. Vaughn, Sierra Aylina McClain, Lauryn Alisa McClain, Rochelle Dewberry
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Reviews
60
Variety
Chockfull of cathartic moments, Perry's storytelling is best when it defies convention. Like the black man's Frank Capra, Perry tells stories in which every conflict is a test of faith and every victory a testament to the American underdog. Instead of following the proven formulas of screenwriting books, he earnestly shepherds his own messy structure.
50
Daddy's Little Girls may be heavy-handed and drearily predictable, but it also should connect with its core audience as solidly as Perry's previous efforts did, even if the drama is frequently just as over the top as its predecessors.
50
More surprising is Perry's inability to write back-and-forth dialogue with any real wit or verve. He is at his best when writing speeches, and some of the film's best moments come when Union is given snappy monologues on the state of contemporary relationships and African American maleness.
50
L.A. Weekly
Perry has great casting instincts, and in Elba and Union he's matched two gifted, equally gorgeous actors, both of whom seem ready to make sparks fly. If only their director would let them.
50
There are fewer laughs and more lectures -- but there's plenty of sass and soul in between.
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