| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Never achieves liftoff (though under-12s might like it)." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper |
"...Thornton makes the wise choice to play it straight and sincere..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...half-baked but warmly acted affair..." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...endearing..." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Anne Gilbert |
"...manages a few feats that make it worthwhile, not the least of which is that it is a lovely family film that is neither simplistic nor sappy." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...a charming, low-key Capra- esque fable..." more... |
B |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...a disarmingly sincere follow-your-dreams fable..." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...offers dreams, obsession, faith, courage, and redemption." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...exemplary family-friendly entertainment..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bill White |
"...filled with enough good-natured optimism to provide momentary relief from the wearying cynicism of our times." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...an infuriating and formulaic attempt at inspirational drama that panders so appallingly to an American audience hungry for uplifting tales of derring-do that it feels insulting from start to finish." more... |
D |
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