| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"The film has a sturdy good heart and a dynamite cast who delight in doing a melodramatic tear-jerker to the very best of their abilities." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Told with the frank simplicity of a classic well-made picture..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...one of the season's more moving films." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"An okay, heartwarming time." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"It's traditional moviemaking all the way, but it's done with a lot of careful period attention as well as some very welcome wit..." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"Evelyn is awash in sentimentality and doesn't care who knows it." more... |
B |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"...an enjoyable piece of family entertainment." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"Evelyn has a breeziness of spirit..." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...attains its feel-good status by forging a deep emotional connection between the undertrodden protagonist and the audience." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a dull but sweet little movie..." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...it feels like history with all the dents pounded out and the surface buffed up slick and shiny." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"A simple, sentimental family drama for the holidays, Evelyn, alas, is also predictable and schematic." more... |
C+ |
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