| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
John Defore |
"Duvall makes an artful codger, but this Texas-shot movie is just too sentimental." more... |
C |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...slow and ultimately distressing..." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Secondhand Lions is about the uncles every boy should have, and the summer every boy should spend." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
"...terribly ineffective family drama..." more... |
D+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Anthony Breznican |
"It's a little too sentimental to be believed, but it's the kind of quixotic tale everybody wishes were true." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...Secondhand's sentiment is first-rate." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...Secondhand Lions is in dire need of a shot of courage." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"Michael Caine and Robert Duvall imbue this sentimental yarn with quiet humor and depth." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...wildly uneven..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"Secondhand Lions...may be pure hokum, but at least it knows how to spin a yarn." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Simple and affecting, Secondhand Lions is a comedic fantasy with a big heart." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann |
"...genial but disappointing..." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...none of the film's many defects matter that much when the stars are on screen." more... |
B |
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