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Uptown Girls

They're about to teach each other how to act their age.

2003 · 1h 32m · PG-13 Comedy, Drama
Directed by Boaz Yakin

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Overview

Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny for precocious Ray, the oft ignored daughter of a music executive she learns what it means to be an adult while teaching Ray how to be a child.

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14%
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Rotten

Though I found Mr. Yakin's direction unexpectedly imaginative, and the script often incongruously subtle, I couldn't get into the spirit of all the whimsy, the reason being the surprising lack of charm in the two leads.

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten

Can two over-pampered but fundamentally lonely persons of the blonde female persuasion bond meaningfully with each other while shopping?

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh

Yakin shuns caricature. His affection for all his feckless characters, even Fanning's narcissistic mom (Heather Locklear), is evident.

Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten

Combine two mannered performances with a script intent on achieving maximum cuteness, and you've got one wince-inducing sugar rush.

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten

Gives chick flicks a bad name.

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

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