- CELEBRITY
- 05:15 AM, Apr 26
The whole thing has a been-there-done-that feelby Liam Cullin [Empire Movies ]
the feel-good downer of the yearby Beth Mcarthur [Georgia Straight ]
suffers such a bizarre failure of nerveby Jessica Winter [Village Voice ]
stirring and emotionally forcefulby James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
shortsighted soap operaby Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine ]
pays off so well in potent momentsby Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]
is thought provoking long after it's overby David Levine [Filmcritic ]
grabs you by the throat and refuses to let you goby William Arnold [Seattle Post-Intelligencer ]
Caro makes this woman's story fresher and more resoundingly urgent than shopwornby Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]
an exceptional sophomore effort from Niki "Whale Rider" Caro.by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon ]
a very good movieby Bob Grimm [Sacramento News & Review ]
a throwback to the great social-reform movies of the pastby James Verniere [Boston Herald ]
a thoroughly competent and polished work.by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter ]
a shrewdly crafted soap operaby Kevin Courrier [Boxoffice Magazine ]
a powerfully acted and exquisitely realized melodramaby Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak ]
a potentially great movie--with talent and plot points to spare--that settles for being just okay.by Jessica Reaves [Chicago Tribune ]
a memorable and satisfying cinematic experience.by Gary Goldstein [Reel ]
a major disappointmentby Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
a great story and features another stellar turn by Theronby Vickie [Moviepie ]
a film that is so simple-minded that it's nothing short of condescendingby Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews ]