| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...an affectionate and good-hearted movie that could've been a whole lot better and could've been a whole lot worse." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...warm-hearted in the way a movie can be when it knows its people inside out." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Loren King |
"...predictable and dull." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"...a big, fat happy occasion." more... |
B+ |
Film Threat
Michael Dequina |
"...may not exactly be an innovative film, but it most certainly is a lovable one." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Athan Bezaitis |
"...a touching love story..." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"... a slight but agreeable comedy..." more... |
B- |
Los Angeles Times
Gene Seymour |
"...as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Megan Turner |
"...delivers a sugar rush without the calories." more... |
B |
New York Times
Dave Kehr |
"...an amiable, offhanded comedy about ethnic identity and last-chance romance." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...there's a lot of sweetness and not much substance, but it's a joy to consume while it lasts." more... |
B |
| Rolling Stone |
"...heartfelt and hilarious in ways you can't fake." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"It's a buoyant comedy with more warmth and generosity of spirit than anything else in theaters right now." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"...there's...a good-natured heart beating beneath the cliches..." more... |
B- |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
"Short, cute and completely inoffensive..." more... |
B- |
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