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Mr. Church

2016

Bruce Beresford

Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry ...

6.4

326

Drama "Mr. Church" tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans fifteen years, and creates a family bond that lasts forever.

	Author	Review
United States	Soren Andersen Seattle Times	"Get out your handkerchiefs, but don’t expect to believe a minute of this vastly improbable tale."	NEU
United States	Mark Jenkins The Washington Post	"Murphy is fine as the title character, although his performance consists mostly of suppressing all of his usual shtick. He certainly doesn’t endow Mr. Church with any unexpected depths. But then neither does the script."	NEU
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"The film is emotionally manipulative, to be sure, but it's ultimately hard to resist, especially given the quality of the lead performances."	POS
United States	Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"No matter how effective Murphy (great in his first film role in four years) or Robertson is, the fact they are driven by external forces rather than internal can’t be ignored."	NEU
United States	Kimber Myers The Playlist	"It flails for the heartstrings, but instead of reaching them, it only tugs at that muscle that makes you roll your eyes at its old-fashioned, melodramatic attempts at emotion."	NEG
United States	Joe Dziemianowicz New York Daily News	"Murphy’s low-key but affecting performance is filled with loaded and loving glances. And the restraint becomes the 55-year-old star. If only the film were better."	NEU

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