Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
4 |
...sappy, inane, cornball, shameless... |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
2 |
Duchovny's ... to blame for the saccharine, heavy-handed coming-of-age script (he wrote it) and the cringe-worthy performances (he gives one)... |
E!
|
4 |
...a movie that never feels as important as it wants to be. |
filmcritic.com
Norm Schrager |
6 |
...has a good heart and some laugh-out-loud nuggets of wisdom. |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
4 |
...predictable treacle... |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
4 |
...the war between highly specific coming-of-age angst and icky-sticky overcoming-adversity cliches eventually brings the whole thing down. |
Reel
Tim Knight |
4 |
...an earnest, self-consciously quirky coming-of-age mess. |
Slant Magazine
Keith Uhlich |
3 |
Awkward and atrocious in equal measure... |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
5 |
The film looks and feels authentic, but Duchovny has powered his undeniably personal journey with a counterfeit heart. |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
4 |
...an overly picaresque first feature... |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
1 |
...unwatchable... |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
7 |
...a heartfelt coming of age story... |
People
Leah Rozen |
5 |
...tries to cover too much ground, much of it mawkish. |
LA Weekly
Ella Taylor |
3 |
...terminally formless... |
Village Voice
Ed Park |
5 |
Marred by a rambling voice-over at one end and a pat therapeutic resolution on the other, the film has a nice half-hour patch somewhere in the middle... |
Onion AV Club
Tasha Robinson |
5 |
...every time he (Duchovny) appears onscreen, the pungent scent of self-indulgence fills the air. |
Maxim
Stan Horaczek |
4 |
"D" is for disappointment. |
Premiere
Peter Debruge |
5 |
...turns cloyingly sentimental. |
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt |
3 |
Disaster with a capital 'D'. |
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