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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

September 15, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

James Burke

Starring :

Joshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis, Louise Fletcher, Steven Pasquale

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  1 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : B-

“..would be a quality guilty-gloopy pleasure if it weren't so deadly overlong..”
by Gregory Kirschling [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 4

“..one of those turgid family dramas that hides its self-importance beneath a homey blue-collar facade..”
by Tim Cogshell [Boxoffice Magazine]
2.5 of 4

“..eventually succumbs to shopworn narrative contrivances..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
4 of 5

“..an excellent little film..”
by Brian Orndorf [eFilmCritic]
Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]

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