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By Kam Williams (1,272) for Baret News (418) on 13 Sep 2016

Overall, a mildly-recommended period piece, provided you're prepared to take seriously the same Eddie Murphy who kept you in stitches as Buckwheat…

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By Jesse Hassenger (800) for AV Club (2,778) on 12 Sep 2016

A small, unflashy, borderline incompetent movie like Mr. Church is certainly another sign that Murphy does what he wants…

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By Kenji Fujishima (277) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 09 Sep 2016

Bruce Beresford's film is remarkable for how it manages to indulge so many offensive and shopworn clichés at once…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Aug 2016

The film is emotionally manipulative, to be sure, but it's ultimately hard to resist, especially given the quality of the lead performances…

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By Alex Needham (11) for The Guardian (2,969) on 11 Aug 2016

It’s the film’s racial politics, particularly its stereotypical evocation of willing servitude by an African-American, and its characters’…

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By Nico Lang (37) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 11 Aug 2016

There’s nothing wrong with melodrama…

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By Kimber Myers (423) for The Playlist (3,871) on 27 Jul 2016

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,…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 25 Apr 2016

It's clipped badly by its fuzzy conflicts, twinkly score, comically predictable narrative, and endless, telling-not-showing narration…

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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 24 Apr 2016

Mr. Church wastes a wonderful dramatic turn by Eddie Murphy on storytelling so stale you could chip a tooth on it…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Variety (12,700) on 23 Apr 2016

This mirthless Eddie Murphy vehicle from the director of 'Driving Miss Daisy' is rife with hoary 'magical negro' stereotypes…

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