| Critics
Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
|
|
Source |
Brief
Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...as
stale as a week-old baguette."
more... |
C- |
Boston
Globe
Ty Burr |
"...there's
the pleasure of seeing Crowe lighten his
load for once and not carry the weight
of Marlon Brando on his shoulders."
more... |
B |
Chicago
Sun-Times
Bill Zwecker |
"...best
described as sweet, touching, romantic
and lovely..."
more... |
B |
Chicago
Tribune
Jessica Reaves |
"...unbearably sweet and emotionally
lifeless..."
more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...the
movie is out of sync with the times..."
more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"The
highlights in this exaggerated
travelogue are few and far between."
more... |
D+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"You know
what the filmmakers are trying to
achieve and see the labor going into the
attempt, but for them to fall so short
is unsettling."
more... |
D- |
New York
Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...there
are far worse ways to spend two hours
than watching a surprisingly charming
Crowe..."
more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Albert
Finney is in top form in the small but
crucial role of Max's childhood mentor,
whose lessons haven't been forgotten,
just buried."
more... |
B |
San
Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"Crowe
tries a romantic comedy, manages
neither."
more... |
C |
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"It has its
moments (and plenty of scenery), but,
all things considered, it's a bit of a
disappointment."
more... |
B- |
USA
Today
Claudia Puig |
"...audiences will be checking their
watches..."
more... |
C- |
