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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

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  1. TheCritic
    Jun 5, 2006
    4
    While I'm a fan of the author.......I wouldn't have been such a fan if I saw this first. I'm afraid this movie is very very bland.
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  2. JasonS.
    Jun 29, 2004
    10
    This movie was amazing. It covered all the basics and envoked emotions in the viewers. Very well done!
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Metascore
47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 21
  3. Negative: 4 out of 21
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kim Morgan
    58
    Though exploring, among other things, fallibility, homosexuality, injustice and loss, the picture seems afraid to really make any kind of strong statement, whether political or psychological.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    80
    But if the film flirts with being sentimental, it never completely gives in: The inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth.
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  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Ted Shen
    30
    The direction is so muted and sentimental and the pacing so soporific that only Ciarian Tanham's saturated color cinematography of the sylvan countryside breaks the monotony.
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