feels like a black-and-white rerun on late-night TV.
My One and Only (2009)
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work ![]()
Reviews Counted:63
Fresh:44
Rotten:19
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: A breezy road movie with characters both glamorous and familiar, My One and Only is a colorful period look at the early life of actor George Hamilton.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content and language.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Aug 21, 2009 Limited
Box Office: $2,314,502
Synopsis:
The tires of a baby-blue ’53 Cadillac Coupe de Ville convertible squeal down the New York street, and none of its occupants looks back. The beautiful but mercurial Ann Devereaux (Renée Zellweger)...
The tires of a baby-blue ’53 Cadillac Coupe de Ville convertible squeal down the New York street, and none of its occupants looks back. The beautiful but mercurial Ann Devereaux (Renée Zellweger) has just left her philandering husband Dan (Kevin Bacon), a society bandleader, and taken to the road with her teenage sons, George (Logan Lerman) and Robbie (Mark Rendall), in search of a wealthy replacement mate. Although it’s 1953, Ann is certain that her girlish charms will serve her as well as they did two decades earlier.
But time has marched on since Ann’s courting days, and it seems that the losers and playboys outnumber the eligible and willing bachelors. Ann never gives up hope, but a series of new schools for the boys, ever more humble lodgings and romantic misadventures start to take the gloss off their trip. Yet Ann is indefatigable, her pride matched by the flighty enthusiasm of her older son Robbie, a flamboyant boy who believes he is meant for a life on the stage, and the cynical wit of George, an observant aspiring writer. As the miles roll by, their journey veers from eccentric, to hair rising, to poignant, to comic.
From her impulsive choices to the downright bizarre characters they meet on the road, Ann steers her sons on a narrow highway between excitement and panic. But ultimately, George discovers the determination, dignity and love underneath his mother’s narcissistic exterior. And Ann makes a different future for herself and her sons than any of them had imagined.
Directed by Richard Loncraine and starring Renne Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, and Logan Lerman, The film Is inspired by incidents in the life of actor and Hollywood icon George Hamilton. The film is written by Charlie Peters and is produced by Aaron Ryder and Norton Herrick. Herrick Entertainment presents a Raygun Production, in association with Merv Griffin Entertainment and George Hamilton Productions. --© Freestyle Releasing
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Logan Lerman, Eric McCormack
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Logan Lerman, Eric McCormack, Chris Noth, Mark Rendall, Nick Stahl, Steven Weber, David Koechner, Molly Quinn, Robin Weigert
Director: Richard Loncraine
Director: Richard Loncraine
Screenwriter: Charlie Peters
Producer: Aaron Ryder, Norton Herrick
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Freestyle Releasing
Get This Movie
Rent DVD
Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.
Buy DVD
Reviews for My One and Only
Even if it isn't as singular -- or as memorable -- as its title might suggest, it's sweet enough and soft enough around the edges to make it a diverting little road trip.
A pleasant trifle of a movie that doesn't let facts interfere with a good fable.
In the midst of blockbusters that involve giant robots and teen wizards, "My One and Only" is an enjoyable film that got lost in the cinematic shuffle of 2009.
You don't have to care anything about George Hamilton in order to enjoy this surprisingly entertaining little movie that will remind you why you once liked Renée Zellweger.
Depressing tale of a mother's love, or at least what she thinks love is.
Loncraine's "My One and Only': Utterly disarming, combining two irresistible genres - the road movie with the romp about a kid's outrageous mother/aunt/grandmother (take your pick)
What could have been a maddening portrait of spoiled self-entitlement is, instead, a plucky tale... Zellweger creates a nice portrait of chin-keeping-up-erness combined with encroaching self-awareness....
Zellweger does a nice job keeping her character more sympathetic than pathetic, as the realization that she is no longer an ingénue lets her become something more.
This would make for anecdotal entertainment if taken as short stories told by George Hamilton in a five-star party where the vino is flowing.
A sweet, sentimental, occasionally naughty, attractively mounted piece of old-fashioned hokum that will appeal to audiences, mostly female, of a certain age.
This vintage set road comedy has enough amiable charms to make it across the finish line for those who like their movies to stay out of the fast lane.
My One and Only reveals the man behind the tan - and George Hamilton's feisty ma, too.
The movie has a beautiful golden look, totally romanticizing the time period.
An appealing drama revolving around a cross-country journey and a boy's quest to understand and appreciate his mother.
fails to provide audiences with more than a few madcap adventures and changes in scenery.
Part road trip, part coming-of-age story, the film ultimately reveals itself as a Hollywood memoir, but it saves any stardust for its last moments.
Latest News for My One and Only
August 20, 2009:
Critics Consensus: Inglourious Basterds is Certified Fresh!
This week at the movies, we've got Nazi killers (Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, starring Brad Pitt), a magic rock (Shorts, starring William H. Macy and Leslie Mann),... More...
August 15, 2009:
Trailer & Poster review ![]()
More...
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 66% 66% | Public Enemies |
| 83% 83% | Harry Potter and the H… |
| 44% 44% | Night at the Museum: B… |
| 75% 75% | Julie & Julia |
| 32% 32% | Terminator Salvation |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 88% 88% | Inglourious Basterds |
| 78% 78% | The Hangover |
| 49% 49% | Taking Woodstock |
| 26% 26% | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard |
| 47% 47% | The Girl From Monaco |
RT On Current TV
DIRECTV 358 | Comcast 107 | DISH Network 196 | More...
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
CloseSponsored Links
Around The Network
- My One and Only at Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh Links
Featured

Take a look at MSN's choices for the Top 10 films of 2009.

What were your favorites? Least favorites? The funniest and scariest? Moviefone wants to know!

Hollywood.com explores why QT's characters resonate so well with audiences.

TIME chimes in with their own list of the best films released this year.

Click through to see which movies BuzzSugar placed in their Best-of-Decade list!
Promos

Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!



Top Critic



