My First Mister (2001)

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

It's not perfect, but it's a gem of a movie. I was surprised and touched by this movie. I don't usually like "feel-good" movies, but will recommend this one to everyone.Love evolves between these two morbid people. HE is safe from a romantic involvement with her (49 vs. 17), so he permits himself to welcome this lonely and lost girl into his lonely life and compassionately offers her one chance after another.Both actors are perfect in their roles - LeeLee is quite the original! And Brooks is great without being pathetic. Definitely a chemistry.Very entertaining writing/dialogue. Some take-away lines.So Lahti's a director? Has even one a director Oscar? Where have I been living? I'll check her out!

I never understood the appeal of Albert Brooks as an actor, until now! He and Leelee Sobieski are marvelous in this movie, and their chemistry and interaction make the movie a joy.I watch it every couple of years, and I make sure to give myself a solid block of quiet time in which to enjoy it. It's that good. The dialog is witty and insightful. Once you get to know Leelee's character you pick up on her delightfully wry humor. She misses nothing about the world around her, but she keeps her rapier-like analysis of it all mostly to herself. Fortunately she comes to know some characters to whom she can reveal herself. It's all about intelligence and acuity, and she's lucky (anybody is) to make some good, smart friends.I rate My First Mister a 10 out of 10, and I do not hesitate to recommend it to my friends, and to you readers.

I was a little wary of watching this movie given the title, and even more so after reading the plot description. Just looking at the movie poster in combination with the title, it appeared to be some disgusting BDSM movie between a minor and a middle-aged man (barf). So while I was racking my brains trying to figure out why my mom would order such a movie, I read a couple reviews saying the title was misleading- it is. Kind of. I still felt like barfing in the end.Overall, this movie did not possess or enthrall me. I definitely think the plot had a lot of potential, but it wound up coming off as sappy and contrived. Personally, I didn't feel emotional at all during this film. I was expecting to be able to relate to Leelee Sobieski's character, and while I felt she gave a good performance, the actual writing made her too unbelievable, inconsistent, and at times just really unlikeable. It was hard to connect to her. Another problem I had was with the passage of time. It felt like things were happening too abruptly- before I could really become emotionally engaged. On a more positive note: I will say, there are some gem moments in the script and cinematography that made it worth the watch. A couple scenes stood out to me as particularly memorable for their lines and stylistic execution. Not a horrible movie, but not one I would recommend to my friends.

I only caught this film by accident! ... it was on TV and I couldn't decided what I wanted to do, so probably the best time to catch me off guard!! the performances are magical, "Albert Brooks" whom I had never heard of, (me being a Brit and NOT seeing much of "Saturday Night Live"), and being the same age as myself portrayed my generation of an average Joe to a T ...and "Jennifer" played by "Leelee Sobieski" made me realise that not ALL kids are the way I see them portrayed in movies and on TV, she played the part as a REAL person (not some dimwitted moron, or violent thug) ... all in all a wonderful story and told like it should be!