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Genre :

Drama, Comedy

Release Date :

September 25, 2009 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Scott Hicks

Starring :

Clive Owen, Laura Fraser, Emma Booth, George MacKay, Nicholas McAnulty, Tommy Bastow, Erik Thomson

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..will take a piece out of you..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
2.5 of 4

“..well-acted, competently directed, and features some beautiful cinematography..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2.5 of 4

“..not as important as it wants to be, but not exactly a waste of time, either..”
by Greg Quill [Toronto Star]
2.5 of 4

“..not a perfect movie -- but you can't do much better than Owen..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
3 of 4

“..feels like the strongest work from director Scott Hicks..”
by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]

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posted by Jodctkyt on Jul 13, 2009

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posted by dgsgej on Aug 06, 2009

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posted by kfjghkl on Aug 06, 2009

This is a touching movie. Clive Owen is one fantastic actor. I give this movie 5 stars.

posted by Leticia Vidahl on Sep 21, 2009

clive owen is superb he deserves an oscar for this acting role. when you see this movie bring lots of kleenex .

posted by the boys are back on Oct 25, 2009

This movie is very moving. Clive is fantastic. The 2 boys are so loveable. To bad it was in limited release. It could have had a big audiance.

posted by Leticia Vidahl on Nov 18, 2009

Great flick, anyone know where bthe soundtrack can be purchased

posted by Hamma on Nov 23, 2009

Beautiful scenic photography of South Australia...

posted by andrea a on Nov 28, 2009
 
 

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