| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"A modest charmer." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"It's hard to dislike a film that wants to say that the bereft have to move on with their lives...But it's not impossible." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...perceptive about the countless ways in which it is hard to be poor and a stranger in a new land." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro |
"The movie has a ragged, lively visual energy..." more... |
A- |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"The immigrant life has been depicted on screen many times, but never with quite the freshness and lack of sentimentality that mark In America." more... |
A |
| E! Online |
"...wonderful..." more... |
A |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"It's a wistful yet penetrating film, shot through with magic realism and life-affirming humor..." more... |
A |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...modest, touching..." more... |
B+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...unique and moving..." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...forceful, funny and impassioned..." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter Addiego |
"(Director) Sheridan knows how to draw outstanding performances from talented actors..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...misses the boat." more... |
C |
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