A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Henry Church
Charlotte 'Charlie' Brooks
Marie Brooks
Owen
Poppy
Eddie Larson
Izzy
Young Charlie
Young Poppy
I never noticed this movie around the time it came out, but I think Eddie Murphy is always worth a look, so I belatedly did just that. I thought this movie was okay, but it didn’t grab me by the heart like I think it meant to, and I am not sure why. They drew a deep character in Mr. Church, making him compassionate and loyal on one hand, but complex in other ways such as coming home drunk and aggressive. There were a couple other minor revelations about him that never felt tied together or explained to me. I liked the direction two of the men in Charlie’s life went because of interacti...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$8,000,000.00
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