Bringing Up Bobby 2011

James Rocchi, MSN Movies: '"Bringing Up Bobby" is hardly an auspicious debut for Janssen as a director, but, at the same time, there's enough there to suggest that a next attempt would be worthy of investigation... Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: [Its] downfall was ensured by a leading lady who will always be more credible chasing zombies than the American dream. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: Ms. Jovovich displays such a keen awareness of her strengths that she brings out magical elements I never believed possible. Read more

Alison Willmore, AV Club: Bringing Up Bobby centers around a mugging performance by Jovovich, who can't ground the film's attempts to tie together sentiments from Paper Moon and Miss Saigon. Read more

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: Milla Jovovich delivers an over-the-top peformance in this melodramatic tale of an immigrant con artist and her juvenile delinquent son. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Actress Famke Janssen wrote and directed this half-spiky, A-for-effort dramedy about a grifter mom struggling to raise her preteen son on the road. Read more

Marsha McCreadie, Village Voice: The script, by first-time director Famke Janssen, condescends to the heartland, and minor roles collapse to stereotype. Read more