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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

October 19, 2007

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Susanne Bier

Starring :

Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Alison Lohman, Sarah Dubrovsky, Maggie Ma, Jessica McLeod, Ken Tremblett

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

“..though it is erratic and can come off as manufactured, this film has the gift of gathering strength as it goes on..”
by Kenneth Turan [LA Times]
1.5 of 4

“..the most irritating example yet of how both film and TV have taken to shooting even the phoniest, soapiest stories..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
2.5 of 4

“..not quite in the forgettable realm, but certainly far from memorable..”
by Warren Curry [Entertainment Insiders]
Review rate : B+

“..an uncommonly intelligent drama..”
by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 4

“..a tender drama that viewers can sink their teeth into..”
by Garrett Conti [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Susan Walker [Toronto Star]

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