In its first two-thirds, My First Mister, which marks Christine Lahti's feature directorial debut, looks to be a winner. But it takes a disastrously wrong turn toward the end that all but destroys the good work that's come before.
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SlateDavid Edelstein
SlateDavid Edelstein
It's a measure of Brooks' stature that he survives the self-sabotage and comes through with his most engaging performance in years.
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Chicago ReaderRonnie Scheib
Chicago ReaderRonnie Scheib
A bathetic TV-movie-type "learning experience" that provides about as much insight into teenagers as 40s westerns did into Indians--it's all in the costumes and customs.