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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

November 21, 2008 (Limited)

Director :

Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore

Starring :

Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Alexandra Holden, Josh Peck, Ian Bohen, Christopher Darga

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

2 of 5

“..tonally uncertain, unsatisfying muddle..”
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]
1.5 of 4

“..strange..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
3.5 of 5

“..often uproarious and always poignant..”
by Ray Greene [Boxoffice Magazine]
3 of 5

“..Genuinely original in parts but this works as a comedy only in places..”
by Kat Brown [Empire Magazine]
3 of 5

“..disturbing, darkly funny and ultimately moving..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
Review rate : C+

“..dead serious..”
by Adam Markovitz [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : B

“..affecting and sweet..”
by Scott Tobias [Onion AV Club]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Prairie Miller [NewsBlaze]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Nathan Lee [NY Times]

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