| My First Mister Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Leelee Sobieski has an earthy, ethereal presence that makes you fall in love
with her. She has narrowly shaped-eyes that can see what you are really
thinking, and you feel wrong to tell her anything but the truth. Sobieski is
perfectly cast in "My First...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 7/10) |
| PLOT:
A 17-year old alienated Goth chick with piercings all over her face goes to the
mall to find a job and ends up meeting a 49-year old man who takes a chance on
her at his store. The man also has his own issues, like loneliness and the
inability to...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: C-) |
| There's a terrific movie somewhere inside Christine
Lahti's My First Mister, but it's kept hidden by the
trite trappings of a Lifetime movie-of-the-week. The
sometimes-clever, formulaically sappy script should
please the undiscerning -- or at least...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| I should say right off the bat that before I saw this film, Albert Brooks
was the only attraction for me to go see it - for some reason I have
developed this rabid anti-Leelee Sobieski attitude which I have had trouble
overcoming. My First Mister did...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| Jennifer (Leelee Sobieski) is a mess. Alienated, friendless, sullen,
purpled-haired, tattooed, kohl-eyed, black-clad, pierced and be-ringed like a
dime store St. Sebastian, she is half in love with death, a seventeen-year-old
virgin whose sexuality...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| "My First Mister" may be a notable first Although it continues the
disturbing Hollywood trend of an older man paired with a much younger woman
(see Woody Allen's "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion" for the latest and
probably most extreme example), for...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by Pete Croatto (Rating: 3/5) |
| Looking back, My First Mister started to fall apart when John Goodman
was first introduced as a pot-smoking, long-haired hippie remnant from
The Big Lebowski. After that a terminal illness surfaces, then a
character goes on a road trip, where the seeds...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "MY FIRST MISTER" (Paramount Classics)
If you enjoy heartwarming, feel-good movies, this is a must see!
Actress Christine Lahti turns director with this quirky, poignant tale of two
people who get a second chance. 17...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by Robin Clifford |
| Academy Award winner Christine Lahti makes her feature film debut with "My
First Mister," a tale about a relationship that grows between two lonely
people, 17-year-old Jennifer (Lee Lee Sobieski) and 49-year-old Randall
(Albert Brooks). more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by Laura Clifford |
| When Jennifer 'call me J' (Leelee Sobieski, "Joy Ride") loses her job
at a fringe goth/punk shop, the pierced and tattooed teen heads for the
local mall. Amused by watching an older man decorate the window of a
men's shop, J asks about his 'Help...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Paramount Classics
Director: Christine Lahti
Writer: Jill Franklyn
Cast: Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, Mary Kaye Place, John
Goodman, Michael McKean, Desmond Harrington
Screened at: Broadway Screening Rm. NYC...more |
| My First Mister Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Leelee Sobieski delivers the best performance of her career in Christine Lahti's
MY FIRST MISTER. Both funny and touching, Sobieski plays Jennifer -- she
prefers to be called simply J -- a character who's the complete opposite of the
leader of the math...more |
