Bringing Up Bobby

Without Action, Milla gets to Act
The reviewer who thought this one was all about the money wasn't paying attention. This is Famke Janssen's project start to finish, she wrote the screenplay, produced and directed. And while it might seem like Paper Moon revisited, the cast makes this movie. Not every actress can pull off playing a con artist with a Ukrainian accent without turning the performance into a farce. Milla makes you feel Olive's love for Bobby and to get how she got to be who she is across without beating it to death. Bill Pullman and Marcia Cross bring depth to the wealthy couple who have issues of their own, but truly want to help. Spencer List as Bobby manages to be a real kid without making you hate him when he's a brat or over-playing the pathos. This is a very good movie.

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Great movie and i'm happy to know that it was made here in my home state need more like it.....

really good
Considering the small amount of reviews this movie has been getting so far, I have to say, it's surprisingly underrated and totally worth viewing. It's a relatively simple story about the *gorgeous* Milla Jovovich playing the character of a con artist that eventually goes to jail and, upon release, has to give up her 11-year old son (named Bobby) to another family. The two families decide what's best for this boy, and visitation rights go back and forth between the family and Milla's character with their own dilemmas. The biggest problem is that Milla keeps getting involved with terrible people and Bobby can't behave.

I'm surprised how well-told of a story this is. The first half of the movie is more along the lines of subtle comedy with Milla dressing up in really beautiful red dresses (finger-bitingly beautiful, haha) and meeting new people (including a boyfriend and religious neighbor). Bobby the son is really cruel and mature for his age which leads to several...

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