This story tells about a tragedy that looks realistic or is closer to reality. The story began with a man named Ollie, who was sidelined from his job unexpectedly and in what seemed to be the hardest time of his life. Over time, the man discovers that he has to look after his mature daughter and protect him again.
Inspired by Smith's own awe and amazement at being a father, the movie is modest and entertaining, with a minimum of sentimental goo, and it demands little of us except a good-natured willingness to go with it.
The filmmaker drowns his trademark edgy stew of smutty humor, stiff acting and dime-store insight into human nature with a gravy of glutinous bathos, making for a singularly unpalatable dish.
Washington Post
March 26, 2004
This kind of weepy material works in the hands of melodrama masters like Douglas Sirk or Pedro Almodovar. But here, it's over-the-top and it's just horrible.
eFilmCritic.com
September 24, 2007
Mature and heartfelt, though not overly saccharine.
