Oh, I discovered that I can produce manly tears too. And I did so for about an hour, during this movie. Very recommended.

I usually write those reviews for "extreme" reasons. If everybody hated a movie and I didn't. Or the other way round. Turns out there is another reason. When an actor who was once a star "comes back" with a stellar performance. Mr. Church is that film.Murphy delivers a heart wearming performance. He is the soul of the movie. I guess we will never know why Murphy so rarely appears on the screen but If you watch him here you can't help yourself wanting to see him more often.Don't get me wrong. This movie has problems and it is corny, sometimes a bit too much. But it is a film for families about families and a heartwarming one at that. Thats why it surely is no 10 rating but also no 4, 3, 2 or even 1 rating. If you want something for the family, if you like films like Forrest Gump and if you like Murphy, this is your movie.One thing I wanted to say when I read the official critics. They complain about an Afro-American being the servant. If you think that, you clearly didn't get the movie at all. He is basically father, husband. grandfather in one person. So if you saw him as a servant, you should really think about what that says about you.

First: How a movie like this is classified as comedy Second: When you have a beautiful text and wonderful actors and director is able then will appear a film will remain a reference to this type of stories in the manner of subtraction depth of friendship. Yes, I can only say that the film will remain a reference tomorrow as a standard in drama. Thank you to the author, director and actors.

Yes, I totally agree that this was somehow a sweet family movie, heartwarming at times, nice to watch if you have nothing better to do, but I can't over the fact that it was absolutely unrealistic. I was reading the reviews hoping that someone would share my opinion. Usually, I am shocked by the negative reviews on movies I truly like, that possess depth & likable characters, but this one had mostly perfect ratings and I cannot not ask: Why? There were so many things that did not make any sense at all: the biggest reveal was that Mr. Church played the piano? Why did he come home drunk every night? Like he wasn't out partying, he was playing the piano, right? I got it, there was some daddy drama, but things just didn't seem convincing to me! And Charlie just went to live with him after he had been trying for so long to hide every information about his personal life? She went to spend her holiday there for a few days and she ended up staying there a few years??? She even moved there with her daughter, which leads me to: a daughter?! Just because her mother got pregnant, that doesn't make it very plausible for her to get pregnant and be totally okay with it. This movie seemed really exaggerated and it even made me feel uncomfortable at times.