Fresh
Introducing the Dwights is funny and poignant, with a tour-de-force performance by British actress Brenda Blethyn.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Overview
The shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his new girlfriend, and his mother's second chance at fame.
Director and cast
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51%
Tomatometer
Fresh
One of those quirky Australian comedies that's almost as charming and sharp as it thinks it is.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
It's time we all met the Dwights.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
There's nothing lovely, however, about the movie's bombastic ending, but there are enough small moments until then to make this mixed-up experience vaguely worthwhile.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Rotten
Sometimes Brenda Blethyn is content merely to nibble the scenery. In Introducing the Dwights, a drippy Australian family comedy caper, she chomps it to a pulp until we long for her straightforward monstrosity as a mother in Little Voice.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
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