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Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

  • Starring: Danny DeVito, Holly Hunter
  • Summary: Holly Hunter stars as a middle-aged divorcee who rediscovers life's possibilities in this offbeat dramedy.  (New Line Cinema)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. 90
    LaGravenese (writer of "The Fisher King," adapter of "The Bridges of Madison County," making his directorial debut) eschews distractions of style and molds our attention to the performances.
  2. 88
    It's the film you need to see in order to understand why the ending of "As Good As It Gets" was phony.
  3. Reviewed by: J.D. LaFrance
    60
    LaGravenese has an uncanny ability to write realistic female characters.

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