Rotten
Black or White isn't so much an offensive movie as it is a pointless one.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Black or White
There's more to family than what you see.
2014 · 2h 1m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Mike Binder
Overview
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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40%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Oh, the bathos! The loony wrongheadedness of the screenplay!
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Despite the best of intentions, a career-best performance from Kevin Costner, and outstanding work by Octavia Spencer and child actor Jillian Estell, "Black or White" succumbs to some of the same stereotypes it tries to dispel.
Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Fresh
It may be helpful - or vexing - to think of "Black or White" as the great grandchild of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
Binder, who once made lowbrow comedies but now specializes in middlebrow dramedies, is in several leagues over his head with this story ...
A.A. Dowd, AV Club
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