| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Hathaway is miscast - I can't see her strung out on anything but back issues of Sassy - but through sheer determination she overcomes her limitations." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Demme's achievement is shared with the original screenplay by Jenny Lumet." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Geoff Berkshire |
"A wedding you won't want to crash." more... |
C |
E! Online
Peter Paras |
"...a close-up, gut-wrenching tale of family ties." more... |
A |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...a triumph..." more... |
A |
filmcritic.com
Jesse Hassenger |
"...involving, and worthwhile." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Deborah Young |
"Tears, smiles and lightness in Demme's great piece of americana." more... |
A- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"(Hathaway is) the one to beat for the Best Actress Oscar..." more... |
A- |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"It’s a small movie, and in some ways a very sad one, but it has an undeniable and authentic vitality, an exuberance of spirit, that feels welcome and rare." more... |
A |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"At times, the movie gets bogged down in minutia but the emotions evoked and captured are as honest and brutal as one is likely to find on film." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"The acting is of the highest caliber." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"A fine ensemble piece, but a maddening and unjustified length." more... |
B- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...honest and generous and very human." more... |
A |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Hathaway is wonderful in the role." more... |
B |
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