New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Looking for plot holes? You can't miss them. But if you go in hoping for a good time, you'll find that, too.

Variety by Robert Koehler

Taking control of what would otherwise be a trite and preachy fable about the need for African American families to accept their gay brethren, Devine builds a jolly and touching character from the stock figure of a Georgia mom coming to terms with her disaffected gay son.

Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein

Overwritten and under-directed by Maurice Jamal, the movie contains several honest moments but remains too awash in clichés and stereotypes to take seriously.

The New York Times by Matt Zoller Seitz

Mr. Jamal’s direction ranges from clumsy to competent, and the film’s overwhelming desire to be loved blunts any edge it might have had.

New York Post by Kyle Smith

The tone is good-natured enough to make a simple movie semi-watchable.

TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

Jamal's comedy of family dysfunction is essentially a sitcom episode writ large; it's not subtle, but it's good-natured and hits its marks with ruthless efficiency.

The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Farber

A comedy-drama with alarming similarities to a relic from 1976, "Norman, Is That You?" In that film, Redd Foxx and Pearl Bailey were parents shocked to discover that their son was gay and living with a white lover. That's basically the same gimmick in this new film from writer-director Maurice Jamal.

L.A. Weekly by Julia Wallace

Cheesy crockpot of a film.