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Genre :

Romance, Drama

Release Date :

September 18, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Brandon Camp

Starring :

Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, Judy Greer, Martin Sheen, Joe Anderson, John Carroll Lynch, Frances Conroy, Gina Holden, Darla Vandenbossche

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..we deserve more than a movie as shallow and generic as its title..”

by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]

“..the kind of cloying, saccharine-saturated date movie that only the most deluded of fools in love would enjoy..”

by Bruce DeMara [Toronto Star]

Review rate : D

“..not as hair-raising a combination of romance and grief as last year's "Seven Pounds," although it's close..”

by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]

“..never hits a successful stride..”

by Jason McKiernan [Filmcritic.com]

Review rate : D

“..damp..”

by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

“..an inorganic soap opera..”

by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]

“..a weepie about the grieving process..”

by Kyle Smith [New York Post]

“..a romantic comedy but doesn't speak the language of love..”

by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Review rate : C+

“..a refreshing change..”

by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]

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