Watts gives her all to this overheated nonsense, but is powerless to make emotional sense of what turns out to be the story's twisted central relationship, and ends up being just another fiercely maternal damsel in distress
this is a disappointing waste of good acting talent, coupled with a very pedantic and not very intriguing story from first-time screenwriter Christina Hodson
the marled wool and fisherman sweaters the actress wears to keep out the Maine winter are far more interesting than the plot, which somehow manages to be at once ridiculous and dull
by Bill Zwecker [Chicago Sun-Times ]
