| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...it's refreshingly free of the overadrenalized overkill and/or saccharine manipulations of so many kid movies." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"In pace, sensibility, and big, beating heart, this is a child's first indie film, and it's the better for it." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...doesn't have a mean bone in its body, but it's dead in the water." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"...tries hard to be sweet but plays like Pollyanna with fleas." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"...charming..." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"A hefty order of Southern comfort that proves tricky to digest." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...only mildly diverting and way too long for a movie aimed at kids." more... |
C+ |
New York Times
Anita Gates |
"...a harmless, pleasant comic drama..." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"...like the foul-smelling, disobedient title character, Winn-Dixie has a way of growing on you." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"It's a simple, slow-moving, shaggy-dog story that has enough charm to keep us involved but not enough dramatic tension to rise above the ordinary." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...sweet..." more... |
B |
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