| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Breaks apart despite its strong cast and good director." more... |
C |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...a polite study of race and class." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a smart, well-mannered film that could use a little more juice and fire..." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"However admirably Minghella urges a break from complacency and an entry into a state of local/global compassion, his characters are position holders rather than people." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"...Minghella has confined himself to an intimate story that betrays his often loftier ambitions." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...sluggish..." more... |
C |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"A schematic exercise in liberal, privileged guilt..." more... |
D |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...it's evident as being broken fairly early during the proceedings." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Intelligent, benign and ineffectual." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"It's nicely crafted, respectably acted and often quite compelling in a low-key way, but it doesn't have the kind of flair, impact or resonance we've come to expect from the director..." more... |
B- |
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