The Greening of Whitney Brown
Arc Entertainment | Release Date: November 11, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
VarietyRonnie ScheibNov 10, 2011
This simplistic story of bucolic redemption has few pretensions to depth, ambiguity or realism, relying on its name cast, sprightly lead and a helluva horse to attract family audiences. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyNov 10, 2011
By turns pleasant and preposterous, The Greening of Whitney Brown is a reverse Cinderella tale for tweens. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenNov 9, 2011
The film, both in scope and tone, has a downsized vibe that would have made it a much better fit on an ABC Family than in a movie theater. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundNov 8, 2011
The first strike against the movie is that the awkward and diminutive Sammi Hanratty is never even slightly convincing as an enviable teenage diva, and surely not as the most popular girl in school. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinNov 10, 2011
After a grating start, the movie, directed by Peter Odiorne from a script by Gail Gilchriest ("My Dog Skip"), finds its way into warmer, more likable territory. That is, until it flies off the rails in a third act so devoid of logic it could have been concocted on the moon. Read full review
40
Village VoiceNick PinkertonNov 8, 2011
This is intended as one of those kid's comeuppance stories, in which a new maturity is won through contact with salt-of-the-earth types and honest labor but is done with an almost total lack of charm. Read full review
40
Time OutNick SchagerNov 8, 2011
Content to be a typical piece of tween rural-versus-urban fluff from the old Hannah Montana: The Movie mold. Such lazy complacency is almost enough to make you see red. Read full review
38
New York PostSara StewartNov 11, 2011
Bright spots in The Greening of Whitney Brown are Bob the horse, a Gypsy Vanner who teaches Whitney about friendship and her rancher grandpa (Kris Kristofferson), who gets the Philly princess mucking out stalls. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNov 10, 2011
As she learns the value of public schools and pickup trucks, her erstwhile friends in Philadelphia seem happy to be rid of her. By movie's end, you'll feel exactly the same. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNov 10, 2011
Though this family film is slick and well-intentioned, it comes off as shallow as a prom committee meeting. Read full review
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