Review of Daddy's Little Girls (2007) by Ana B — 30 Apr 2012
Romantic drama about Monty, a hard working mechanic trying to raise his three young daughters in a tough black neighbourhood. When his mother in law and main carer of the three little girls dies, his vicious ex-wife, Jennifer, now the girlfriend of a drug dealer, starts to fight over custody. Eventually, due to a clash with social services, she gets it.
At the same time Monty starts to work as a chauffeur of a tight yet talented young black lawyeress. The differences in their lives are too many to count, however they fall in love while she tries to help him in legal matters.
The story of this film is very catchy but a bit too soapy, the morals far too easy and the characters predictable, they fall into two categories, they are either too good to be true or extremely evil and/or bitchy. The whole side story of the black neighbourhood against drug traffickers is so naïve it is childish.
It is not an unpleasant movie, it is just extremely unlikely and unbelievable, almost like a fable. Actors do their best but it is not enough to raise this film to a reasonable standard. The subject matter is serious enough but the way it is dealt with lacks depth. This script would need a good redoing and refurbishing to make it work.
This review of Daddy's Little Girls (2007) was written by Ana B on 30 Apr 2012.
Daddy's Little Girls has generally received positive reviews.
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