Metacritic Film

Young Girl and the Monsoon, The

Starring Terry Kinney, Ellen Muth, Mili Avital, Diane Venora, and Tim Guinee

MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Artistic License Films
Drama
90 minutes | Color
USA
Released In Theaters May 4, 2001

The story of Hank (Kinney), a divorced photojournalist, whose life seem to be spinning out of control as his 13-year-old daughter (Muth) moves in with him for three months.

WRITTEN BY
James Ryan

DIRECTED BY
James Ryan

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

48 / 100

Critic Reviews

75	New York Daily News Jami Bernard A fine example of how a character-based story can be so compelling you don't miss the frills.
75	Entertainment Weekly Bruce Fretts When Kinney and Muth share scenes, it's hard not to get caught up.
60	The New York Times Stephen Holden Crackles dangerously to life whenever Constance (who narrates the film) is on the screen with her father Hank (Terry Kinney).
50	Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt This likable comedy-drama gets most of its oomph from acting.
40	Village Voice Jane Dark Neither particularly romantic nor especially funny.
25	New York Post Lou Lumenick It's a shame, because the actors are so much better than the threadbare material.
20	TV Guide Frank Lovece The film's one saving grace is 18-year-old Ellen Muth, who gives one of the screen's most natural, non-Hollywood portrayals of a child.

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