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Movie Info


Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

November 02, 2007

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Menno Meyjes

Starring :

John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Joan Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Sophie Okonedo, Oliver Platt, Samuel Patrick Chu, Beverley Breuer

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

2 of 4

“..the kind of generic dramedy you'll swear you've seen a thousand times before..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
Review rate : C

“..nothing more than a cinematic slicing of an onion..”
by Joe Holleman [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
2.5 of 4

“..has enough wit and unpredictability to hold your attention until it fades away with an "Is that all?" ending..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
3 of 4

“..an occasionally schmaltzy but likable story of healing and redemption..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2 of 4

“..a film so cloying it could have been processed from high-fructose corn syrup..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune]
2.5 of 4

“..a bit-better-than-average show that families can enjoy together..”
by Garrett Conti [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
“.."Martian Child" is 100 percent goo..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Mary-Liz Shaw [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret Morning News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Geoff Pevere [Toronto Star]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [LA Times]

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