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Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyVarietyThough picture is at times undermined by a lack of unifying perspective, its glimmers of greatness are a testament to the talent involved.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThese formidable actresses [Redgrave and Daly], abetted by a persuasive Connick, and by Hurt as the most genteel and benevolent of ghosts, set a high standard for a splendid ensemble cast.
- 60L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyThe interactions between the realms of the magical and the everyday are carried off with an easygoing charm.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThe acting runs the gamut, with Daly and Redgrave at the top and a few characters looking as if they wandered onto the wrong movie set.
- 50Film ThreatMichael DequinaFilm ThreatMichael DequinaGiven how much Yellen does right, it's all the more shameful that she so spectacularly sinks her film in the foot with one hugely questionable "creative" decision: adding a pair of ghosts into the mix.
- 50New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanOne of those exercises in romantic whimsy that misses its mark: It's alternately sappy and uncomfortably harsh.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe film tries hard to avoid cliché but doesn't get very far.
- 40New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonSince we know most of this cast is capable of acting, one must assume they received little instruction. Even if they did, who could blame them for not listening? After all, they are dealing with a script that tries to play scenes featuring drunken ghosts with silly accents for tragedy.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenMight be described as a muddy, cliché-ridden sudsfest that lurches uncertainly between comedy and soap opera without finding its emotional or visual footing.