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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete

2012

George Tillman Jr.

Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon, Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright ...

7.1

273

Drama During a sweltering summer in New York City, 14-year-old Mister’s hard-living mother is apprehended by the police, leaving the boy and nine-year-old Pete alone to forage for food while dodging child protective services and the destructive scenarios of the Brooklyn projects. Faced with more than any child can be expected to bear, the resourceful Mister nevertheless feels he is an unstoppable force against seemingly unmovable obstacles. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Pitched fascinatingly, at times uneasily, between misery and uplift, 'Mister & Pete' tells the story of an endlessly resourceful child who survives the unimaginable over one long summer."	POS
United States	USA Today	"Dizon and Brooks are wonderfully natural actors, and their characters' bond becomes like that of brothers, with Mister looking out for Pete, at first grudgingly and ultimately with real affection. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Sara Stewart New York Post	"A gritty, sometimes downright heartwrenching story of two young boys left to fend for themselves for weeks during a boiling-hot summer in a Brooklyn housing project (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"They may be tiny little kids, but they deliver outsize performances (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"'The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete' is a moving bit of mischief and mayhem that will break your heart, give you hope, make you laugh, possibly cry."	POS

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