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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMasterson, like many actors, is an assured director even in her debut; working with her brother Pete as cinematographer, she creates a spell and a tenderness and pushes exactly as far as this story should go.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoWith so much junk cluttering movie houses, it is a shame that it took two years for this sweet, intelligent drama to get a release before heading for DVD.
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneIn her first feature film, Masterson creates a slice of life that is very believable (especially if you've ever seen "The Jerry Springer Show") and often endearing.
- 70VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibA vibrant, unpretentious small-town tale.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterRichard James HavisThe Hollywood ReporterRichard James HavisThe story is certainly predictable, but it contains just enough conflict and drama to engage the viewer.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceThere's no kind of wonderful in Mary Stuart Masterson's directorial debut, yet however slight her ensemble drama--about two distressed families in the Rockwellian framings of time-forgotten rural America--maybe, it's at least convincing in its genuine sweetness.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenSuperior acting elevates a small, overcrowded ensemble piece set in rural upstate New York into something a little deeper and truer than the mawkish disease-of-the-week movie it threatens to become.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis is not, frankly, a movie you'll remember long after you see it. But it has just enough moments of genuine intimacy to indicate that Masterson ought to give directing another try.
- A bland ensemble drama with an unremarkable script that somehow inspired actress Mary Stuart Masterson to make her feature-directing debut. The material doesn't serve her well -- and vice versa.
- 50Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallJayce Bartok--who plays Stanford's irresponsible musician brother--wrote the screenplay, whose central story of doomed young love gets lost amid the overplotting.