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	Raising Helen
		Raising Helen may be about a young single woman taking in sister's children, but as its title implies, it is more about the Helen character coming to grips with a new outlook on life and become mature and responsible in a short amount of time.
		Helen Harris (Kate Hudson, Le Divorce, Alex and Emma) works for a posh modeling agency, and gets to wear expensive, flashy clothes, go to hip clubs and restaurants, and live a life that is pretty fun.
		Raising Helen is still too predictable of a film to do it any good, but at least the script Hudson a little more opportunity than her endeavors.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/raising_helen.html (512 words)

	Raising Helen
		"Raising Helen" is a moderately entertaining family film about a spoiled fashion model that unexpectedly has to adopt her late sister’s kids.
		In "Raising Helen" Hudson plays Helen Harris, a glamorous fashion model who spends much of her time clubbing and traveling to exotic locales for film shoots.
		Helen begins to spend more time with a local everyman, Pastor Dan, who is the opposite of what she is used to.
	www.reelmoviecritic.com /rmc/R/raising_helen.htm (628 words)

	Raising Helen (2004): Reviews
		Helen Harris's carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when she learns that she is now responsible for her sister's three children.
		What Raising Helen doesn't offer is a competent (never mind compelling) performance from Hudson, who is as cute as lace pants and has approximately as much acting skill.
		Raising Helen is the kind of movie you watch on a plane while muttering “utter crap” under your breath -- and then burst into tears.
	www.metacritic.com /film/titles/raisinghelen (1145 words)

	Raising Helen Movie Review at Hollywood Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Raising Helen is a fairytale, not unlike director Garry Marshall's other live-action fairy tales, Pretty Woman, The Runaway Bride, and The Princess Diaries.
		Raising Helen is packed with clichés—from the fashion world to apartment hunting in NYC to any number of problems involving teenagers—but none of them feels layered too thickly, and the movie itself is paced briskly enough that if one gag makes you roll your eyes, it's over quickly enough.
		The movie pays lip service to what's obvious: Helen is too self-centered to raise children, but then it goes and does the gushy Hollywood thing anyway, effectively giving the audience a message that having a husband and raising kids is more rewarding than the working life.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=138971 (998 words)

	TheMovieBoy Review - Raising Helen (2004)
		Helen, a young woman who hasn't completely grown up herself, doesn't know the first thing about raising kids, but she accepts out of duty.
		Helen's journey to becoming a parent and falling in love with her nieces and nephew—the core premise—lacks the depth and details required to get a sense of her burgeoning relationship with them.
		With "Raising Helen," director Garry Marshall has concocted one of his very worst films, to date, a motion picture that tries so hard to win viewers over with its cuteness that it comes off feeling like it hasn't tried at all.
	www.themovieboy.com /reviews/r/04_raisinghelen.htm (1098 words)

	Raising Helen: just another pretty woman
		Helen Harris (Hudson), an assistant to the owner of a posh modelling agency, is on her way to becoming a talent agent.
		Helen's other sister, Jenny (Joan Cusack), a supermom who is expecting her third kid, is not convinced that her kid sister will be responsible for the three orphans.
		Helen has to work harder now on handling the various people in her life, including the younger kids (played by real-life siblings Spencer Breslin and Abigail Breslin).
	www.rediff.com /movies/2004/may/29helen.htm (517 words)

	Amazon.com: Raising Helen (Widescreen Edition): DVD: Garry Marshall,Kate Hudson,John Corbett,Joan Cusack,Hayden ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Helen (Hudson, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days) is an adorable hipster whose swift rise up the fashion industry ladder gets sideswiped when she finds herself responsible for raising three children, left in her care by the untimely death of one of her sisters.
		In "Raising Helen" the screenplay tosses obstacles in front of Helen and her orphaned nephew and nieces, but then the screenplay also provides a deux ex machina to resolve the conflict in the next scene.
		Helen suddenly needs someone to sit with the two younger kids while the younger one has gone from the Prom to a hotel with a "bad boy" - neighbor Nilma is always available, not only to take care of the kids, but also to brandish a baseball bat to whack bad boys.
	www.amazon.com /Raising-Helen-Widescreen-Garry-Marshall/dp/B00005JN3W (2399 words)

	RAISING HELEN - WIDESCREEN DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Raising Helen is repellent in the way of roadside carrion: it just sort of lies there stinking, making it hard to find the energy to attack it.
		Helen (Hudson) isn't an advertising executive or a magazine editor, making Raising Helen distinct for its ability to discern the mid-point between the two most popular rom-com professions--no, Helen is a modeling agency rep, and one of the three sisters from Hanging Up, the young and sassy one.
		Consider that Raising Helen is a film directed by a man from a screenplay written by two men, aimed solely at an imaginary demographic of women so emotionally stunted and silly that inert compost like this would please them.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/raisinghelen.htm (771 words)

	Parent Previews: Raising Helen
		Helen's first realization is that her tiny New York apartment can't possibly house 15-year-old Audrey (Hayden Panettiere), 10-year-old Henry (Spencer Breslin) and 5-year-old Sarah (Abigal Breslin).
		In addition, Helen's next-door neighbor Nilma (Sakina Jaffrey) is an experienced parent who welcomes the new family to the apartment building and is quick to come to their rescue-baseball bat in hand if necessary-should things get too wild.
		Helen is used to a glamorous life where career and personal freedom are highly prized.
	movies.go.com /parentpreviews/review?rid=1201 (608 words)

	Raising Helen London Movie Review
		Helen is content to live the free-spirited high life, until her older sister Lindsay (Felicity Huffman) and brother-in-law are killed in a car accident, leaving her their three children (stroppy teen Hayden Panettiere, chubby middle kid Spencer Breslin and younger sister Abigail Breslin) in their will.
		This causes Helen all manner of problems at work and she has to decide whether to put her career first or become a mother to the children.
		In short, Raising Helen is a strong contender for one of the worst films of the year.
	www.viewlondon.co.uk /review_2166.html (555 words)

	Hour.ca - Film - Movie details - Raising Helen
		In the case of Jersey Girl, Ben Affleck became a widower whereas in Raising Helen, Kate Hudson's sister dies and she becomes legal guardian of her two nieces and one nephew.
		Raising Helen is a delightful film that will raise your spirits up to the level of her (Kate Hudson's) spirits.
		Helen is young, beautiful, well known in the fashion industry when suddently one of her older sister and her husband die leaving behind 3 very hurted kid.
	www.hour.ca /film/movie.aspx?iIDFilm=6021 (2939 words)

	Raising Helen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Helen Harris's (Kate Hudson) carefree life is turned upside down after the death of her sister.
		Raising Helen revolves around Helen Harris (Kate Hudson), whose successful fashion career and decadent Manhattan lifestyle are plenty in terms of keeping her occupied and content.
		Helen's days as a socialite are brought to a swift end, however, when she is informed not only of the death of her sister (Felicity Huffman) and brother-in-law (Sean O'Bryan), but of the decision to leave their three children in her care.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raising_Helen (566 words)

	Raising Helen
		In this case the clichéd heroine is Helen Harris (Hudson), a gorgeous party girl who lives in Manhattan, works in fashion, trips a lot and likes to dine at fancy places and have one-night stands.
		Out of love for Lindsay and the kids, and with the nosy Jenny keeping tabs on her every move, Helen grinds her current life to a halt in order to take on her new responsibilities.
		During the first hour, Raising Helen is as endearing as Hudson's dimpled smile because it is themed around family, love and commitment.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0528helen28.html (485 words)

	Raising Helen - Movie Review
		Raising Helen is all about Hudson, who stars in the title role, when it should focus on other topics — the ties of family, coping with tragedy, and starting your life from scratch.
		Before her life-altering arrangement and her rear end expands, Helen is in what Jack Nicholson’s character in Something’s Gotta Give would call her “magic time” — early 20s, the pertness of youth on her side, and the world at her Charles Davids.
		Raising Helen feels wrong from the start, taking mature subjects and spinning them into candy-coated scenarios for a young audience that doesn’t know any better.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/raisinghelen (764 words)

	RAISING HELEN Movie Synopsis
		Helen Harris (Kate Hudson) is living the life she always dreamed of.
		Helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister's children: 15-year-old Audrey (Hayden Panettiere), 10-year-old Henry (Spencer Breslin), and 5-year-old Sarah (Abigail Breslin).
		Along the way, Helen finds support in the most unusual place - with Dan Parker (John Corbett), the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids' new school - and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she's always loved and the new loves of her life.
	www.tribute.ca /synopsis.asp?m_id=8436 (220 words)

	Crosswalk.com - Bad Script, Acting Make "Raising Helen" a Disappointment
		Yet Helen is not a Christian and shows no interest in the faith, making it appear that a relationship between the two, and even a marriage, is acceptable.
		On the surface, the message of “Raising Helen” is that mothering is more important than anything else we could pursue in life, including career.
		At the end of the day, it is Helen, a working mother – not Jenny, the stay-at-home, big-house-in-the-‘burbs mom – who is shown to be the best mother for the kids.
	www.crosswalk.com /fun/movies/1265080.html (979 words)

	Movie Info for Raising Helen on MSN Movies
		Directed by Garry Marshall, Raising Helen revolves around Helen Harris (Kate Hudson), whose successful fashion career and decadent Manhattan lifestyle are plenty in terms of keeping her occupied and content.
		Helen's days as a socialite are brought to a swift end, however, when she is informed not only of the death of her sister and brother-in-law, but of the decision to leave their three children in her care.
		Despite her already hectic schedule, however, Helen finds the time to develop a genuine affection for her new dependents, as well as an equally genuine attraction to Pastor Don Parker (John Corbett), the kids' school principal and local pastor.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=549414 (213 words)

	Reviews - Raising Helen
		Her life is turned upside-down, however, when she receives a phone call telling her that her sister and brother-in law have died in a car accident, leaving her to look after her nieces and nephews, 15-year-old Audrey, 10-year-old Henry, and 5-year-old Sarah.
		Helen struggles to maintain her wild party-going ways whilst also acting as responsible mother and soon finds that her dream career and lifestyle are slipping away from her, despite the advice she receives from her older sister, Jenny (Cusack).
		All Helen has to do is decide whether or not she is ready to give up the fun, carefree life that she has always wanted, and accept a role as responsible and committed grown-up.
	www.unreel.co.uk /reviews/r/Raising_Helen/index.cfm (218 words)

	Amazon.com: Raising Helen (Full Screen Edition): DVD: Garry Marshall,Kate Hudson,John Corbett,Joan Cusack,Hayden ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Helen is an intelligent, apparently reasonably educated professional woman, but she mistakenly thinks that a Lutheran Pastor must be celibate and that Pastor Dan wants to abandon his "vows" when he asks her out.
		Plus, Helen's older sister Jenny (Joan Cusack) is miffed that she wasn't asked to serve as guardian of the kids, and she usually doesn't make Helen feel very good about herself.
		"Raising Helen" is pretty predictable in places, but it boasts an outstanding cast and a sweet story about a girl who finally learns how to grow up and raise a family.
	www.amazon.com /Raising-Helen-Screen-Garry-Marshall/dp/B0002L83WY (2340 words)

	Raising Helen mistakes, goofs and bloopers
		Continuity: When Helen talks to the Pastor on the stairs in front of the school, her hair is illuminated whenever she is in the center of the shot.
		Continuity: When Helen and her daughters are watching the basketball game, two girls from the row in front of Helen appear and disappear several times.
		Continuity: When Helen starts a conversation with the boy in the basketball gym, there are 4 balls visible behind her.
	www.moviemistakes.com /film4271 (339 words)

	Raising Helen film review
		A fun loving, party girl, Helen has a firm foothold on a career at a prestigious New York modeling agency where she's assistant to the demanding boss Dominique (Helen Mirren).
		Helen had previously thought of herself more of a big sister to the children, 15-year-old Audrey (Hayden Panettiere), 10 year-old Henry (Spencer Breslin) and 5 year-old Sarah (Abigail Breslin) and tries her best to keep things fun, but soon realizes that being a parent and being popular don't always mix.
		Raising Helen is inhabited by implausibly nice people with ready smiles and helping hands, infusing the world with a surreal bonhomie.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /entertainment/film/reviews/raising_helen.html (624 words)

	Raising Helen (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After losing her sister and brother-in-law in a car accident, Helen, a young modeling agency assistant, becomes the guardian of their three children.
		A "career woman" (as they were known in the 80s) inherits a baby and must cope with her dual role.
		A dying woman teaches her husband's new wife how to raise her children.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=138971 (168 words)

	Raising Helen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Chills abound in Raising Helen, a macabre tale of three plucky orphans placed in the care of their loving but undead aunt.
		Raising Helen is likable, formulaic, predictable, overly sentimental schlock.You're going to find something to like in the movie (Hudson), but there's plenty to dislike
		It is a shame that Raising Helen does not try harder to come up with some new variations on this theme.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/raising_helen (962 words)

	Raising Helen Review
		Helen Harris (Hudson) is a freewheeling party girl who has her dream job of working for Dominique (Helen Mirren) at the Dominique Modeling Agency in Manhattan.
		Helen and Jenny both expected that the couple’s three kids, 15-year-old Audrey (Hayden Panettiere), 10-year-old Henry (Spencer Breslin), and 5-year-old Sarah (Abigail Breslin), would go to Jenny and her husband Ed (Kevin Kilner), but they are shocked when the will dictates that the kids were to go to Helen.
		I suppose Raising Helen is a good alternative to the action flicks out right now, but as a fan of Marshall chick flicks, I was disappointed.
	www.entertainyourbrain.com /raisinghelenrev.htm (712 words)

	JoBlo's movie review of Raising Helen: Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Garry Marshall
		A free-wheelin' social butterfly with no strings attached but her G, finds herself in the middle of an enormous life change when her sister and husband are killed in an accident and she is left to care for their three children.
		What ensues is one woman's attempt to raise kids on her own.
		This film is about as trite and predictable as they come, but doesn't completely suck, thanks mostly to the ongoing charm and good looks of star Kate Hudson, the quirkiness of John Corbett and the presence of Joan Cusack.
	www.joblo.com /raisinghelen.htm (569 words)

	Raising Helen (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Goofs: Continuity: At the fashion show, Paris Hilton is seen arriving and sitting down in the section of seats next to where Helen and the kids are.
		Later, when Sarah sees Paris's dog, she is sitting across the catwalk.
		Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Raising Helen (2004)
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0350028 (488 words)

	Amazon.ca: Raising Helen: DVD: Garry Marshall,John Corbett,Joan Cusack,Hector Elizondo,Felicity Huffman,Sakina ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Helen, a young, single, successful woman working at a modeling agency in New York, finds herself playing "mom" when her sister dies leaving Helen in charge of the three children.
		Helen moves to Queens and several changes occurr in her life.
		After a crisis - of course - Helen must decide if she wants her old life back or this new one.
	www.amazon.ca /Raising-Helen-Garry-Marshall/dp/B00005JN3W (676 words)

	Raising Helen - Trailer
		Stars: Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer Breslin, Abigail Breslin, and Helen Mirren.
		In this heart-warming comedy from director Garry Marshall ("Runaway Bride," "The Princess Diaries"), Helen Harris (Academy Award® nominee KATE HUDSON) is living the life she always dreamed of.
		Helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister's children - 15-year-old Audrey (HAYDEN PANETTIERE), 10-year-old Henry (SPENCER BRESLIN), and 5-year-old Sarah (ABIGAIL BRESLIN).
	www.contactmusic.com /new/home.nsf/webpages/helenx19x05x04 (277 words)

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