| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...the film has a welcome tenderness and respect for its characters." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...the movie is simply not clear about where it wants to go and what it wants to do." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro |
"...more than a glorified home movie, even if it's not much more than a well-done TV movie." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...papa rules the roost." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...coasts along smoothly and generates enough heat to warm the heart." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...a strained viewing experience." more... |
C |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
"Michael and Kirk Douglas have taken more than 20 years to select a script that would enable them to act together on the screen. It was worth the wait." more... |
A- |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"Can you say 'vanity project?'" more... |
C- |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"... a much more complex narrative framework than most filmmakers would dream of constructing..." more... |
A |
| Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
"...indistinct, uneventful and amiably dull." more... |
C+ |
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