Synopsis
Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny for precocious Ray, the oft ignored daughter of a music executive she learns what it means to be an adult while teaching Ray how to be a child.
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Cast
- Brittany MurphyMolly Gunn
- Dakota FanningRay Schleine
- Marley SheltonIngrid
- Donald FaisonHuey
- Jesse SpencerNeal
- Austin PendletonMr. McConkey
- Heather LocklearRoma Schleine
- Will ToaleBriefs Model
- Marceline HugotNurse
- Pell JamesJulie
Recommendations
- 50
San Francisco Chronicle
It would help if the plot were more than just an outline with a few convenient turns. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
When Uptown Girls isn't trying to play up its wacky high jinks -- and those tend to be so weak they can't possibly float the film -- it stoops to the kind of psychological character development films this shallow should really avoid like the plague. - 50
Chicago Tribune
In Uptown Girls Murphy is like a puppy in traffic; you're confident she'll reach the curb but only because the cars are swerving, not because her moves are so deft. - 40
The New York Times
Fatally true to the hypocritical values of its niche market. While pretending to teach a lesson in compassion, it wallows in the perks of privilege. - 38
Boston Globe
The feel-bad movie of the summer. - 38
Philadelphia Inquirer
Uptown Girls gives the impression that everyone behind the camera just threw up their hands in helpless resignation. - 30
L.A. Weekly
One almost pities the unnervingly twitchy Murphy, whose shiny makeup is dreadful, and who doesn't stand a chance alongside the focused intensity of Fanning, who commands the screen with the precision of a 30-year veteran. - 25
Entertainment Weekly
Unlike in ''Freaky Friday,'' no magic spells are involved. Nor is there any of ''Freaky'''s marvelous charm in this ungainly Manhattan fairy tale, directed by indulgent sentimentalist Boaz Yakin.
