Synopsis
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.
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Cast
- Albert BrooksRandall
- Leelee SobieskiJennifer
- John GoodmanBenjamin
- Carol KaneMrs. Benson
- Desmond HarringtonRandy
- Michael McKeanBob
- Mary Kay PlacePatty - Nurse
- Henry BrownJack Taylor - Salesman
- Katee SackhoffAshley
- Lisa Jane PerskySheila
Recommendations
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A human-scale comedy that reaches across generations to tickle, connect and embrace. - 80
New Times (L.A.)
As it stands, it's cute, occasionally poignant and outrageously implausible. - 75
New York Post
While My First Mister has considerable charm, it suffers somewhat from comparison with "Ghost World." - 70
L.A. Weekly
Christine Lahti, making her directorial debut, wrings good laughs and strong emotion throughout, largely through the performances. - 70
Los Angeles Times
In its first two-thirds, My First Mister, which marks Christine Lahti's feature directorial debut, looks to be a winner. But it takes a disastrously wrong turn toward the end that all but destroys the good work that's come before. - 70
Slate
It's a measure of Brooks' stature that he survives the self-sabotage and comes through with his most engaging performance in years. - 50
Chicago Reader
A bathetic TV-movie-type "learning experience" that provides about as much insight into teenagers as 40s westerns did into Indians--it's all in the costumes and customs. - 50
Austin Chronicle
The splendid performance by Sobieski, who ends her long run as industry-mag buzz princess and arrives as a full-fledged star.
