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  • Summary: Linda White, a devoted Christian housewife, leads a sheltered existence in suburban Texas. Her world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her dying husband, Abe, has a 23-year old illegitimate son named Raymond living in Florida. Somewhere on the edge of guilt and loneliness, Linda grants Abe's final wish and sets off on a quixotic journey to find Raymond and bring him back. Along the way, Linda's wonderfully bizarre relationship with Raymond will teach her more about herself than she ever imagined possible and force her to come to terms with her troubled past. (The Cinema Guild) Expand
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    Jun 20, 2012
    88
    Linda is a truly good woman, and Rachael Harris' performance illuminates Natural Selection.
  2. Reviewed by: Amy Biancolli
    Apr 26, 2012
    75
    The results are often comical, but Pickering who made the film in tribute to his mother, the real Linda White - imbues them with faith in something, maybe dignity, maybe love, maybe just the simple human urge to keep on moving.
  3. Reviewed by: Michelle Orange
    Mar 13, 2012
    60
    Natural Selection mixes elements of "Transamerica" and the recent "Higher Ground" to tell the story of how a God-fearing fortysomething woman found the greatest love of all.
  4. Reviewed by: Mark Feeney
    Jul 5, 2012
    25
    The movie has elements of road picture, social satire, and odd-couple romance, but mostly it's about lack of pacing and tone. Somewhere very (very) deep in here is a whiff of "Citizen Ruth," and who knows what Alexander Payne might have done with this material. Instead we know what writer-director Robbie Pickering has done with it, and that ain't much.

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