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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

October 26, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Alison Eastwood

Starring :

Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Jack Kaeding, Miles Heizer, Eugene Byrd, Bonnie Root, Jim Cody Williams

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

2 of 4

“..While it features three strong performance and the debut of a promising filmmaker, the story line is obvious and rather melodramatic..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : C

“..Though impeccably acted and directed with a solemn, professional gloss, it sinks under the weight of its absurdity..”
by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]
1 of 4

“..soppy death drama..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
2.5 of 4

“..Eastwood makes little attempt to challenge the audience, and sometimes seem disinterested even in engaging it..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
3 of 4

“..a modest but emotionally affecting drama..”
by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [LA Times]

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