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5.1 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 32
  3. Negative: 3 out of 32
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    The performance by Flora Cross is haunting in its seriousness. She doesn't act out; she acts in.
  2. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    58
    The film ultimately is a letdown, leaving too many questions unanswered and ending in a gesture that doesn't really solve anything.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Allison Benedikt
    38
    Gere and Binoche are both terribly miscast--one far too charismatic, the other far too dowdy, which is something for Juliette Binoche. And the spelling bees? Dull. Dreary.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
  1. KatS
    10
    You don't really get the full meaning of the film until almost the end, so hang in there. In the meantime, you'll enjoy some of the finest acting by the four perfectly casted stars, and an entertaining story. When it ended, it took me a few minutes to piece it all together,and I feel it was about how four people try to find family through a closeness to God. You'll understand what I mean after you've seen it -- it's not obvious. I recommended it to all my friends who aren't "Hollywood only" type of movie goers, and in particular to those who like to discuss movies and bring that discussion into our own real life. I will never forget these touching, true performances. It's a snowball of a movie that gets better, both as the movie progresses, and as I later think about it.… Expand
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  2. CherylC.
    4
    Simply a pretentious mess. What a waste of the children's talents.
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  3. E.Phillips
    2
    What a bizzare movie! Talk about a dysfunctional family!! I wonder why Richard Gere would do such a movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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