Film Review – Bringing Up Bobby

“Bringing Up Bobby” has all the good intentions in the world to tell an
honest story about separation and the lasting sting of mistakes.
Writer/director Famke Janssen (the “X-Men” star making her filmmaking
debut) portrays her story earnestly, massaging an arc of personal
responsibility that’s kindly enough, but rarely is it ever felt down
deep in this underwhelming picture. A mismanaged drama with overheated
performances and a general disinterest in following through on
characterizations, “Bringing Up Bobby” doesn’t provide the soulfulness
it aims to share. Instead, it stumbles through scenes without a
consistent tone, hoping to shape something meaningful out of its display
of misguided parenting. Janssen just doesn’t have the vision to achieve
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