| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...I was pleasantly surprised." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"There is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility, not an event that is believable, not a confrontation that is not staged, not a moment that is not false." more... |
C- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"... gives us a lot to enjoy..." more... |
C+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...a stirring journey for anyone whose eyes ever rolled skyward at the sound of mom's voice." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...will connect with the ladies in the audience and tap into the more sensitive dudes in the crowd." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...no place for any transporter of testosterone." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...does quite nicely by its tasty performances and a highly evocative song selection." more... |
B+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...warm, accessible and rich in emotional life." more... |
B+ |
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle |
"...not unbearable...thanks to an ever-watchable cast." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Megan Turner |
"...director Callie Khouri seems never to have met a chick flick cliché she didn't like..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...more concerned with sustaining a mood of cute chin-up sentimentality than with connecting its dramatic dots." more... |
C- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...the writing is clever and the cast is appealing." more... |
B |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
"Functional yet tediously mediocre..." more... |
C |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
" It's a predictable chick flick raised to a level above soap opera by an impressive cast." more... |
B |
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