My First Mister |  | Actors: Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, Carol Kane, Desmond Harrington, Gary Bullock
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 47046
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0792180089
UPC: 097363389149
EAN: 9780792180081
ASIN: B00005Y7DD
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: April 23, 2002
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 58
 quirky, surprising, and inspiring December 21, 2009
A. Brown
I like movies about people. I like watching them interact, learn, grow, and change for the better. That's what this movie is about.
Two people who are as different from one another as you can imagine discover common ground, and provide the friendship to one another that they both need so much.
I've seen other reviews where people think this movie is unrealistic, as if two such people would not find common ground, but real life is filled with all sorts of unpredictable relationships. Who is to say what one sees in another?
I liked this story very much. I found both main characters lovable and I cared deeply for them as I watched the movie. That means it's a great movie, in my book.
Awesome! November 4, 2009
Jak L (Ct)
I love this movie,
saw it on tv once and I knew I had to have it..
definitely one of my favorite ^_^
 Terrible, audience-alienating title ..................... July 15, 2009
MovieMusic (Idyllic Avalon Beach N.S.W.)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There is a lot to like about this movie, but much more not to like. It demonstrates why good acting is so important. The script is intellectual and untruthful, yet the actors turn it into a watchable film.
The pretentious title, which emerges from the final eulogy, is a box office killer. It is mystifying before you see the movie, and almost as mystifying afterwards.
The actors are so good that you want to like what you're seeing, but there is no logic. A daughter this troubled does not result from parents this untroubling. The friendship between R and J is made believable, but the backstory is not. So you enjoy its progression, but while not knowing any reason J is like she is, the story ultimately feels hollow and contrived.
 Surprisingly good film. August 12, 2008
William Drennan (Germany)
I was channel surfing and found this one. I was sucked in and am buying my own copy. Albert Brooks and John Goodman are 'lock' actors for good performances, but who really surprised me was Leelee Sobieski. She shows surprising range of emotion and ability for someone who is very hit-and-miss on film. Case Comparison: "Joan of Arc" vs. "The Messenger", produced pretty close together in time, in which she is outperformed by Milla Jovovich by an embarrassing margin. It is for this very reason that you should buy "My First Mister"; it is a "Monster"-like moment for Sobieski that really departs from her thin, blondie-mannequin archtype all too prevalent in many of her films. At least rent it; you won't be disappointed. Four stars only because of Carol Kane(over the top) and Michael McKean(surprisingly diluted) showing weak performances. The soundtrack is a good one, but cannot add only half a star for it.
wonderment December 4, 2007
Leland E. G. Larson (Portland, Oregon USA)
One's first love.
Learning to dance.
Climbing a mountain.
Fear of the unknown.
Fear of death, fear of life.
The movie is this and more; full of humor, adventures, mystery, surprises. It is one fine movie, purchased lots of copies and gifted friends and then hear how they've shown it to their daughters, their friends, their small gatherings. Buy it.
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