Breakfast with Scot 2007

Critics score:
52 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: It lacks the psychological realism of certain decent dramas and is too reliant on cheap pratfalls and Cavanagh's pinched approach to comedy. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Breakfast With Scot has a sitcom format, but complex emotions and perceptions keep breaking through the surface in an engaging, thoughtful manner. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: It's hardly the most gracefully made indie on the block -- more like a whole season of a sitcom crammed into one feature. Read more

Bob Mondello, NPR: All the filmmakers are really after is a heartwarming little object lesson. ... [But] they perch their tidy little dramedy somewhere between sitcom and Movie of the Week. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: It's refreshingly snarky and quick. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Anyone who's ever seen an After School Special knows where the family-friendly Breakfast With Scot is headed, no matter how well intentioned. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: The smart performances, humorous dialogue and brisk pacing of Laurie Lynd's direction are all warm and friendly -- a nice antidote to misguided junk like I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. Read more

David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle: What elevates way above the merely adequate script by Sean Reycraft based on the novel by Michael Downing and Lynd's competent direction is young Noah Bernett as Scot. This kid is so great, he could give kid actors a good name again. Read more

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Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: While Breakfast With Scot delivers the requisite humour -- not to mention some old-fashioned Christmas magic -- it stands apart for its hearty helping of food for thought. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Breakfast With Scot is not only amusing and heartfelt, but also genuinely thoughtful about life's many unexpected turns. Read more

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Jay Weissberg, Variety: The kind of gay-themed pic that won't ruffle the feathers of a granny in Manitoba, though it's bound to make more discerning auds groan. Read more