It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

The movie is surprisingly subdued in its pacing, its characterizations, and its go-for-broke sensibilities.

I thought the movie was really great overall but I expected a bit more of a development on Corrina's family, they seemed really great!What truly disappointed me was how the movie ended. Although I liked that Corrina and Manny had a happy ending, I really wanted to see her succeed in her professional life. Maybe, instead of just a bouquet of flowers, Manny could have said something about Corrina's contributions in the making of the jingle. Or helped promote her fabulous work with his contacts, help her achieve her dreams.

Corrina, Corrina (for IMDb) I stubbornly refuse to sneer at this 'period' film, which I think was not critically well received. Some of its themes are close to my heart – but even without this I'd be inclined to smile on such a gentle film, with such great – and such consistently miscast – actors. It's the early 60s (isn't it?) and newly widowed Manny Singer (Ray Liotta, for once cast against type) is struggling to hold down a job as a jingles writer, while raising distraught daughter Molly on his own. (** Very minor spoilers from here**) He employs widow Corrina Washington, and their rocky road to an understanding, healing Molly along the way, is the subject of the film, played with gentle humour.The small pleasures go on and on: Whoopi Goldberg in a film quiet and sedate enough to be a fine showcase for her super-dry wit; Ray Liotta, such a charismatic actor, finally getting to play a good guy, not a wise guy; the lovely child actress Tina Majorino, our eyes and ears in this film; the delightful ice cream hues, shot lovingly by serious cinematographer Bruce Surtees (much favoured by Clint Eastwood I believe); the elegiac inclusion of Don Ameche at the very end of his life; the supporting cast including the wonderful Curtis Williams as Percy. I could go on. All right, so in truth, not a lot happens; so the story isn't very original, more a hymn to a rosily remembered Jewish American childhood than great cinema - but so what? It's a pure pleasure to watch. Only one thing bothers me, given the interesting subtext of the film (**small spoiler**): why exactly, in 1994, did they need to make the kiss take place in near-total darkness (some 30 years after the period depicted in this film)? And whose decision was that?

This is one of the few movies (in my opinion) that 'gets' what she can do...Most of her work is comedic, and her comedy chops are definitely evident, but the connection she makes with this family shows the love of a child and a man (who just happen to be white) during a time when it was (even potentially hazardous if not) unorthodox to have an interracial relationship.I have to admit that I've only seen this movie on cable, and when they show it on (I think TBS) they cut out the "N" word at a time that makes the scene make no sense. But I stop dead in my tracks to watch...The daughter is confronted as a "N" lover. She reailzes that the word means a black person, but she does not realize that the word is a racial slur. As far as she is concerned, she is with the people who love her, and she loves them, in the pure way that it seems only children can love, in return.These omissions are an example to me of how some networks, and more broadly a Black actress(I've heard her say that she doesn't like the term "African American"-"we're ALL Americans" I seem to remember...) is missplaced even in this decade. The Oscar win is not a fluke. Hollywood has yet to face or offer an opportunity that truly shows off her full potential.I feel that her peer is Robin Williams in terms of a comedian that Hollywood still has yet to see their potential.

I came across this movie on TV late at night when I felt like zoning out and not watching anything that was heavy or depressing and found that I really enjoyed this movie! It's heartwarming, funny, and witty. It's a good, clean movie that you can watch with your family--kids, parents, grandparents, etc. and not get embarrassed by any scenes in it. It's not a sappy movie either though it does bring up some serious issues, such as death, racism, classism, etc. but does so in a comic way that is not depressing. The acting in it is excellent. The only thing that bothered me about it slightly was the vague ending, but it was nevertheless a positive ending. So, if you'd like to watch something light and uplifting that's well-done, I recommend this movie!