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Leelee Sobieski and Albert Brooks, especially Mr. Brooks, deliver outstanding performances in the first feature film to be directed by Ms. Lahti.Full Review

Lawrence Van Gelder
The New York Times

Risks seeming too earnestly therapeutic for its own good. But what makes My First Mister a successful feature directing debut for Lahti is the emotional veracity it summons.Full Review

Jay Carr
Boston Globe

About reaching out, about seeing the other person, about having something to say and being able to listen. So what if the ending is in autopilot? At least it's a flight worth taking.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

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.Full Review

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times

It's a measure of Brooks' stature that he survives the self-sabotage and comes through with his most engaging performance in years.Full Review

David Edelstein
Slate
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