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  1. HuntleyR.
    Apr 9, 2009
    3
    A story completely lacking in originality or emotional depth, Victor, played with robotic exhibition by Adam Beach, goes in search of his father who abandoned him when he was a boy. The jokes barely evoke a chuckle, the flashbacks are clumsily positioned and poorly executed, and if the wooden acting doesn't put you to sleep, the sappy dialogue will.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

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  1. Beautiful in both its brevity and its vision of contemporary Indian culture, the film abounds in easygoing humor.
  2. Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    70
    A shrewd portrait, sly, casual yet palpably authentic, of the principal ways members of any minority try to respond to an uncomprehending world. [29 Jun 1998, p. 69]
  3. Reviewed by: Sandra Contreras
    40
    Alexie, who adapted his own novel, bears responsibility for the movie's ham-fisted treatment of racial-identity issues, its tiresome jokes and the dated, throbbing-guitar soundtrack.