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Movie Info


Genre :

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

September 16, 2005 (NY, LA)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Liev Schreiber

Starring :

Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin, Jonathan Safran Foer

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

4 of 5

“..Worth a matinee at least...”
by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
2 of 5

“..so badly adapted that the context for its grief, pain, even humor, feels hacked away...”
by Jay Antani [Filmcritic]
2 of 4

“..overly manicured film..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
4.5 of 5

“..impressively well lit...”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 4

“..hasn't been adapted so much as gutted, stuffed, and mounted...”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 4

“..enough to sustain an ingenious, visually arresting - if erratically paced - road movie...”
by Gene Seymour [Newsday]
2 of 4

“..an unsatisfying melodrama built upon a shaky foundation of contrivances, coincidences, and plot holes...”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
8 of 10

“..a wonderful musical travelogue of the Ukraine...”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
3 of 4

“..a tad brisk, blend of comedy and poignancy that brings new talent to light...”
by Brian Marder [Hollywood]
“..A richly observed story about roots and identity that embraces a number of universal truths..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
4 of 4

“..a lovely gesture and a remarkable first effort...”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
3.5 of 5

“..a genial, gently funny and, if not illuminating, moving road trip...”
by [E! Online]
3 of 4

“..a deeply affecting and emotional quest..”
by [The Filmiliar Cineaste]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Rob Alicea [The Cinema Source]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Paula Nechak [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Stephen Schaefer [Boston Herald]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson [Boxoffice Magazine]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Keough [The Boston Phoenix]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Erik Childress [EFilmCritic]

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