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Genre :

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Release Date :

April 11, 2008

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Noam Murro

Starring :

Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page, Ashton Holmes, Christine Lahti, Camille Mana, David Denman

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..underdeveloped, unconvincing story..”
by Christy DeSmith [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
3 of 4

“..ultimately likable film..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
2.5 of 4

“..not particularly smart. Or funny. Or terribly moving..”
by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
3 of 4

“..It is sweet..”
by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Review rate : B-

“..It evokes no applause, just a shrug..”
by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]
2 of 4

“..a morose comedy..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Review rate : B

“..a funny, wryly enjoyable, effortlessly poignant parable of family life..”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
2 of 4

“..a comedy despite the self-seriousness..”
by Wesley Morris [NY Daily News]
Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Matt Stevens [E! Online]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Chris Knight [National Post]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Rick Groen [Globe and Mail]
Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

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It seemed as if the music took precidence over the script as most of the time I couldn't hear the dialouge.

posted by RPaola on Apr 02, 2009

great acting by a great cast. script was okay.

posted by rdog on Oct 16, 2009
 
 

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