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• Worth a matinee at least.

  by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette ]

• so badly adapted that the context for its grief, pain, even humor, feels hacked away.

  by Jay Antani [Filmcritic ]

• overly manicured film

  by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine ]

• impressively well lit.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]

• hasn't been adapted so much as gutted, stuffed, and mounted.

  by Ty Burr [Boston Globe ]

• enough to sustain an ingenious, visually arresting - if erratically paced - road movie.

  by Gene Seymour [Newsday ]

• an unsatisfying melodrama built upon a shaky foundation of contrivances, coincidences, and plot holes.

  by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]

• a wonderful musical travelogue of the Ukraine.

  by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon ]

• 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 ]

• a lovely gesture and a remarkable first effort.

  by Pam Grady [Reel ]

• a genial, gently funny and, if not illuminating, moving road trip.

  by [E! Online ]

• a deeply affecting and emotional quest

  by [The Filmiliar Cineaste ]
• Reviewed by Rob Alicea [The Cinema Source ]
• Reviewed by Paula Nechak [Seattle Post-Intelligencer ]
• Reviewed by Stephen Schaefer [Boston Herald ]
• Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it ]
• Reviewed by Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune ]
• Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson [Boxoffice Magazine ]
• Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News ]
• Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
• Reviewed by Peter Keough [The Boston Phoenix ]
• Reviewed by Erik Childress [EFilmCritic ]

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