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• while unfocused

  Review rate : C by Jeannette Catsoulis [New York Times ]

• tonal whiplash has eaten up the pleasures of this otherwise well-cast, evocatively shot small-town trifle

  by Michelle Orange [Village Voice ]

• the performances are modestly engaging

  by Christopher Tookey [Daily Mail [UK] ]

• the movie assigns this character a power over others, but doesn't illuminate its source

  by Mary F. Pols [TIME Magazine ]

• the film is charming enough overall to compensate for its flaws

  by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon ]

• it's primarily a bittersweet and rousingly funny tale

  by Lisa Giles-Keddie [Real.com ]

• it's a shame that the film comes across like an awkward and ingratiating teenager, given that the two performances at its core are so winning

  by Ian Buckwalter [NPR ]

• is a patchwork of British cliches

  by Adam Woodward [Little White Lies ]

• debut feature has a puppyish eagerness that doesn't quite deliver

  Review rate : D by Anthony Quinn [Independent ]

• continually loses focus in its shift from one set of characters to another and falters on its inconsistent attitude to those same figures

  by Andrew Schenker [Slant Magazine ]

• an interesting premise; though despite being evidently autobiographical in origin

  by Peter Bradshaw [Guardian [UK] ]

• a little too neat and obvious for its own good

  by Allan Hunter [Daily Express ]

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