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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 Readers [Rate It]

“..will take a piece out of you..”

by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

“..well-acted, competently directed, and features some beautiful cinematography..”

by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

“..not as important as it wants to be, but not exactly a waste of time, either..”

by Greg Quill [Toronto Star]

“..not a perfect movie -- but you can't do much better than Owen..”

by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]

“..feels like the strongest work from director Scott Hicks..”

by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]

Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]

Reviewed by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]

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