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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenNot since "Y Tu Mamá También" has a movie so palpably captured the down-to-earth, flesh-and-blood reality of high-spirited people living their lives without self-consciousness.
- 80Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterIt's slight but in a haunting way, like a half-remembered dream.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumFor all Golino's comeliness, she's upstaged by the windy beauty of the landscape, and by Crialese's attention -- in an Italian neorealist way -- to the routines of daily life in an insular, traditional culture.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOn its own terms, the movie succeeds. Like a fable, its meanings are unspecific but haunting.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe movie's pleasures draw on old-fashioned Italian neo-realist simplicity.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe film's generous spirit, disarming mixture of beauty and brutality, and gentle, insistent sweep make it easy to surrender to it anyway.
- 70Film ThreatRich ClineFilm ThreatRich ClineAs a whole, the film is perhaps a bit too gentle and meandering, but it's jammed full of superb moments.
- 50Portland OregonianMarc MohanPortland OregonianMarc MohanThe authenticity of its setting and its actors make this effort worth a look.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoHas a sexy cast and is gorgeous to watch -- but it takes more than that to make a movie worth seeking out.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIts long-winded denouement, in which Grazia runs away rather than be sent to an institution, doesn't bring the story full circle. It just extends it.