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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe sincerity of their performances (Lopez and Caviezel) overrides the intermittent implausibilities of Gerald Dipego's script.
- 50New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonA unique and striking film for at least the first two-thirds of its running time, after which it turns, all too sadly, predictable and mundane
- 42Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA cumbersome dud, grows draggier with each new revelation.
- Viewers with a low tolerance for schmaltz may suffer; one heartfelt speech even drew nervous titters from the otherwise indulgent preview crowd.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsA movie about healing that makes us want to scream out, ""Hollywood, heal thyself!"
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe product is so synthetic it has only attitude where its heart ought to be.
- 25Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerHas all the telltale signs of desperate re-editing: mismatched shots, clumsy transitions and a devastating car wreck that occurred either on a dry sunlit day or in the midst of a nighttime downpour, depending on the flashback.
- 25New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanDuring an endless, maudlin last act, it becomes more and more difficult not to laugh -- or barf -- as the protagonists tearfully come to terms with their issues.
- 25Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezOne of the most anticlimactic finales I've ever seen in a movie
- 20L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonA sappy love story wherein nary a gun or action sequence is seen after the first 10 minutes.