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Black or White

2014

Mike Binder

Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Anthony Mackie, Jennifer Ehle ...

5.3

1,743

Drama Elliot Anderson (Kevin Costner) is a widowed grandfather who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. When her paternal grandmother Rowena (Octavia Spencer) seeks custody with the help of her brother (Anthony Mackie), the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"A broad but touching dramedy about the racial barriers that divide us and the family ties that bind."	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"Kevin Costner shines in Mike Binder's disappointingly dull and safe-playing race relations drama."	NEG
United States	Rex Reed The New York Observer	"Good acting and plenty to think about, but a better director than Mike Binder would have made a better film"	NEU
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Despite excellent performances (...) Mike Binder's racially tinged custody battle drama "Black or White" never achieves much in the way of dramatic credibility (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"If only Black or White spent more time in the gray zone (...) The overall story has a kind of dramatic inertia that undercuts observations about race and class (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	“'Black or White' is such a mix of smart and tin-eared choices that you can love or hate the movie depending on what you choose to notice"	NEU

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