Rotten
Absurd premise and weak script doom this comedy about haute-preschool angst.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Overview
Set in the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens, The Best and the Brightest centers on a fresh-faced young couple, Samantha and Jeff, who have only recently moved into town. The comedy centers on their dawning realization of the lengths they must go to in order to get their five-year-old daughter into school.
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Rotten
Josh Shelov's smug and smutty farce employs an estimable cast in an only sporadically funny story...
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
Far too many sitcom shenanigans crop up like clockwork...
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Rotten
A repellent comedy that's less fun than a parasite infection...
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Rotten
Flies off its comic rails after an engaging start, never to land back on solid ground.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
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