| 88 |
New York Post
The ideal date movie for the Passover-Easter season and beyond, guaranteed to keep audiences rolling in the pews.
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| 88 |
San Francisco Examiner
Funny and untouched by cynical, ironic bids to be taken seriously.
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| 80 |
Washington Post
May be the most ruggedly decent film to come along in a couple of decades.
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| 80 |
Los Angeles Times
All the more rewarding because of the challenge the material presented.
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| 80 |
Rolling Stone
A funny and touching date movie that dares to celebrate decency.
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| 80 |
Film.com
It's adult and humane, genuinely sexy, laugh-out-loud funny.
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| 80 |
TNT RoughCut
Graham Verdon
What more can we ask from a romantic comedy?
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| 78 |
Austin Chronicle
A disarmingly enjoyable film.
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| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times
We're swept up in the story's need to find a happy ending.
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| 75 |
New York Daily News
A mostly accomplished first film, with precise comic timing and some hilarious moments.
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| 75 |
Christian Science Monitor
Norton gives the comedy unexpected sparkle in his directorial debut.
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| 70 |
TV Guide
A very entertaining, hugely neurotic romantic comedy.
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| 70 |
Film.com
In a sterling ensemble cast, (Elfman) just about walks off with the movie.
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| 67 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A pleasant, old-fashioned kind of a love triangle.
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| 65 |
Mr. Showbiz
Works so hard at being pleasant and ingratiating that it wears out its welcome.
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| 63 |
Baltimore Sun
Depends on breezy attitude and effortless delivery for its success.
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| 63 |
USA Today
Even surly moviegoers may discover how pleasant it can be to actually like movie characters.
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| 63 |
Miami Herald
Does more than pay lip service to its subtexts.
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| 63 |
Chicago Tribune
Marc Caro
Despite scattered bits of nice writing, the movie never quite comes together.
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| 60 |
Variety
Norton directs with assurance.
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| 60 |
Slate
A slick, not-too-thoughtful love story.
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| 60 |
Chicago Reader
The charm of the three leads makes it a movie worth seeing.
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| 60 |
LA Weekly
Paul Cullum
Unbearably talky and earnest in equal measure.
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| 50 |
Film.com
Too long, too predictable.
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| 50 |
Entertainment Weekly
Commits sins of romantic comedy as well as sins of spiritual tragedy.
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| 50 |
San Francisco Chronicle
The audience is made to wait a long time for an ending that's not worth waiting for.
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| 50 |
Newsweek
A fine film; as an Ed Norton picture, it's a disappointment.
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| 40 |
Village Voice
Its exploration of faith and love is skin deep.
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| 30 |
Salon.com
Edward Norton's dopey directorial debut gives interfaith romance a bad name.
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| 30 |
Dallas Observer
Banal sit-comedy masquerading as religious deepthink dolled up as boy-meets-goy love story.
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| 0 |
Portland Oregonian
Chock-full of the sort of levity that leaves you feeling you've been beaten about the head with a lead pipe.
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