The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom (2011)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 82% want to see it
    (37 ratings)

An adopted 11 year old girl from the suburbs becomes convinced that country singer Dolly Parton is her biological mother, and embarks on an epic quest to seek out her true identity with her adoptive mother in hot pursuit. The year is 1976: Parton is burning up the country music charts, and… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Tara Johns
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Mongrel Media

Critic Reviews

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    An ingratiating but overly contrived Canadian coming-of-age tale.

  • Bruce Demara, Toronto Star

    The Year My Mom Was Dolly Parton relies on a good but not great script, well-drawn characters and performances and a pleasant, fuzzy sense of a simpler time.

  • Liz Braun, Jam! Movies

    A wonderfully low-key but engaging movie about identity.

  • Jason Anderson, eye WEEKLY

    Unfortunately, Johns' movie is less satisfying when it comes to matters not directly pertaining to Dolly Parton.

  • Norman Wilner, NOW Toronto

    There are a few good moments in The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom, but you have to get past a lot of distractions to appreciate them.

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