75 New York Observer | Rex Reed Sensitively acted, carefully written and directed with heartfelt compassion, Bringing Up Bobby is an engrossing little independent film made on an austere budget in 22 days. Read full review
42 The A.V. Club | Bringing Up Bobby centers around a mugging performance by Jovovich, who can't ground the film's attempts to tie together sentiments from "Paper Moon" and "Miss Saigon." Read full review
40 The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck Unfortunately, the alternately melodramatic and comic Bringing Up Bobby fails to impress, despite a showy turn by Milla Jovovich in a sharp departure from her usual zombie butt-kicking in the Resident Evil series. Read full review
40 New York Daily News | Joe Neumaier Janssen's affectionate, almost-1970s-style view of innocents-at-large may not be polished, but earns points for being from the heart. Read full review