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Movie Info

Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

December 05, 2008 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Elissa Down

Starring :

Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Gemma Ward, Erik Thomson, Toni Collette

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 5

“..occasionally sidles right up to the edge of heartwarming schmaltziness..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
“..harrowing, unsentimental..”
by Stephen Holden [NY Times]
3 of 4

“..an unsparing but sympathetic look at a family with an autistic teenager..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Scott Foundas [Village Voice]

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