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Movie Info


Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

September 30, 2005 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Jane Anderson

Starring :

Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Frank Chiesurin, Jordan Todosey, Erik Knudsen, Brando Barbaro, Luca Barbaro

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

3 of 4

“..nonetheless swings the emotional pendulum of laughter and heartache...”
by Shawn Dwyer [Hollywood]
5 of 5

“..It's a Winner all the way...”
by [E! Online]
2.5 of 4

“..fitfully engaging..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
3 of 5

“..charming, though sometimes a touch too quaint...”
by Bridget Byrne [Boxoffice Magazine]
3 of 5

“..basically a chick flick that isn't for guys...”
by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
8 of 10

“..Anderson deserves ample credit for crafting an engaging, absorbing screenplay..”
by Mel Valentin [Movie-Vault]
2 of 4

“..a surprisingly indistinct movie..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
“..a spirited comic drama..”
by Sheri Linden [The Hollywood Reporter]
2 of 4

“..a rather schizo piece of filmmaking that is too busy to ever be dull..”
by Jason Clark [Slant Magazine]
3 of 4

“..a confidently delivered story that resists sap until the final act...”
by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
Reviewed by Tim Grierson [L.A. Weekly]

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