Molly
Metascore
21 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 7 out of 10
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    50
    Shallow and blatantly manipulative variation on "Awakenings" in which every plot development is telegraphed.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    50
    It is moving and has been well-crafted with much care.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    40
    For all its sensitivity, the film abounds with movie cliches about the developmentally challenged.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Stefan Thiel
    30
    This movie's already been entertaining (or boring) airline passengers for months.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    30
    (Shue's) sweetly likable performance is the only coherent element in a film that has the impersonal feel of a television drama slapped together in a rush.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Lael Lowenstein
    30
    A shamelessly sentimental story.
  7. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    25
    Shallow and sentimental in the sappiest Hollywood tradition.
  8. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    25
    Derivative to the point of distraction.
  9. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    6
    It's a sugar rush that'll leave you feeling like a rotten cavity.
  10. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    0
    Viewers will never be molly-fied by this tripe.

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