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Breakfast With Scot Reviews
It lacks the psychological realism of certain decent dramas and is too reliant on cheap pratfalls and Cavanagh's pinched approach to comedy.
| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 24, 2008
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.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 10, 2008
Anyone who's ever seen an After School Special knows where the family-friendly Breakfast With Scot is headed, no matter how well intentioned.
| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 10, 2008
It's refreshingly snarky and quick.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 10, 2008
A sharp little Canadian drama that draws one in rather wryly.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 10, 2008
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.
| Original Score: 4/10 | Oct 10, 2008
For its courage to address a ticklish subject with warmhearted humor, Breakfast With Scot, adapted from a novel by Michael Downing, deserves a light round of applause.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 10, 2008
A feel-good tale with undeniably good intentions, this Canadian comedy-drama doesn't really manage to convince on any level.
Full Review | Oct 10, 2008
It's hardly the most gracefully made indie on the block -- more like a whole season of a sitcom crammed into one feature.
| Original Score: C+ | Oct 8, 2008
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.
| Oct 8, 2008
The film means well, but it's hardly cutting, made notable only by Bernett's performance.
| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 5, 2008
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.
| Apr 29, 2008
Breakfast With Scot is not only amusing and heartfelt, but also genuinely thoughtful about life's many unexpected turns.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 16, 2007
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.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 6, 2007