Synopsis
Two scientists raise three children contrarily to their genetic tendencies in order to prove the ultimate power of nurture over nature.
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Cast
- Matthew GoodeBen
- Toni ColletteCatherine
- Fionnula FlanaganMrs. Tridek
- Michael SmileyGertz
- Suzanne ClémentDr. Julie Bouchard
- Andreas ApergisSamsonov
- Jadyn MaloneMaya 8 yr old
- Nathaly ThibaultReception Guest
- Anton Gillis-AdelmanMaurice
- Jordan PooleLuke
Recommendations
- 63
RogerEbert.com
Birthmarked ultimately falls short of bringing the emotion home. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The whole cast is capable. The comedy doesn’t pop, though, and even a nifty late-film reveal can’t save this film from failing to live up to its potential. - 50
Movie Nation
Frustrating as it is, this scruffy, misshapen farce still has laugh-out-loud lines, and lightly-amusing send-ups of an idea that has intuition going for it, and little else. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
The old debate over nature versus nurture is played for (sporadic) laughs in Birthmarked, a satire that's unable to deliver on a promising hypothesis. - 40
Los Angeles Times
The old debate over nature versus nurture is played for (sporadic) laughs in Birthmarked, a satire that's unable to deliver on a promising hypothesis. - 40
Variety
The material comes across as too far-fetched to be taken seriously, and too bland to elicit laughs.
