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"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. It marks the writing-directing debut of Dutch actress and former Chanel model Famke Janssen. " -New York Observer

"' Bringing Up Bobby stars Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman and Marcia Cross in a directorial debut by actor Famke Janssen... Janssen has now taken to the director’s chair for this feature about a con artist who moves with her son to a conservative neighborhood in Oklahoma." -Deadline.com

"'X-Men' and 'Goldeneye' star Famke Janssen makes her screenwriting and directing debut with 'Bringing Up Bobby,' a family drama starring Milla Jovovich and Bill Pullman that cuts close to home for the Dutch-born actress. Below, Janssen opens up about her personal ties to the film and shares a scene exclusively with Indiewire readers. " -indieWIRE

"Although the premiere of Bringing Up Bobby last year in the Dutch took place, it was now time for America. The directorial debut of Famke Janssen went there Monday night premiere. Famke course was herself present at the red carpet. Course was Spencer List, the role of Bobby takes on present. Furthermore, we saw Liam Neeson ." -MovieNewz.nl

"Bringing Up Bobby" was chosen 'because it represents the best in independent filmmaking,' said Ross Marks, WSIFF's artistic director. " - Las Cruces Sun News

" 2012 deadCENTER Awards - Oklahoma Film, Bringing Up Bobby Olive and Bobby blithely charm their way from one adventure to another, but Olive”s criminal past is always in danger of catching up. The stellar cast also features Bill Pullman, Marcia Cross and Rory Cochrane. " - deadCENTERFilm.org

" I went for what is probably the biggest film of the entire Dallas International Film Festival. That entry is Bringing up Bobby and is the feature directorial debut of Famke Janssen. She is the model and actress of GoldenEye and the X-Men series. " - Big Fan Boy.com

" At this year’s Dallas International Film Festival, filmmakers will join FrontRow’s movie writers for interviews... watch... Jason Heid speak with actress Famke Janssen, who wrote and directed Bringing Up Bobby. " - Dallas Magazine - Front Row

" The event, April 12-22 in various locations, will feature over 100 features and shorts and expected visits from the likes of actors ... Famke Jensen (with her directorial debut, Bringing Up Bobby). " - Star Telegram

" Janssen can soon be seen in “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” alongside Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton and in “Taken 2” with Liam Neeson. Her debut film as a director and screenwriter, “Bringing up Bobby”, starring Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman and Marcia Cross, opens in the United States in October." - Collider