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• this is a rare feel-good treat that nudges the heartstrings and makes you feel optimistic about the human race

  by Rex Reed [New York Observer ]

• the movie's central situation is all too plausible. So where's the fakery?

  Review rate : C+ by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]

• kurtzman directs with such energy and passion you keep hoping the film won't sink into melodramatic quicksand. It does

  by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]

• Kurtzman and Orci deserve credit for defying cliche, raining out the possibility of rom-com courtship between Pine and Banks and instead creating a movie that's overcast with incestuous dramatic irony

  by Nick Pinkerton [Village Voice ]

• it succeeds admirably as a well-tuned family drama supported by great, strong performances

  by James Rocchi [MSN Movies ]

• is neither funny enough for comedy or serious enough for real drama

  by Peter Howell [Toronto Star ]
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• Reviewed by Stephen Holden [New York Times ]

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