| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
| E! Online |
"...grounded by honest, expressive performances from Howard and Winger, who achieve a tempestuous chemistry." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Though Howard demonstrates a great eye as a director, this Southern Gothic drama is sadly a tough sit, with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse..." more... |
C+ |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...a self-indulgent celebration of self-indulgence." more... |
B |
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek |
"...bits of the story seem to break off and dangle before our very eyes. Yet there's enough meat on the bones of [the film]...to keep it from being dismissable. " more... |
B- |
TV Guide
Ken Fox |
"For a brief moment, everything clicks: The weary grief of the central character suddenly seems immediate and terrifyingly real, and you're tempted to forgive Howard his extraordinary self-indulgence. Then, as quickly as it came, it all disappears." more... |
C+ |
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson |
"...a stumblebum of a movie, even as it attempts to whiskey us up with bad Beat poetry, sloppy crosscutting, [and] trendy cameos..." more... |
B- |
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