A smartly done morality tale that couldn't be more in sync with these troubled times.
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Rolling StonePeter Travers
This funny and touching movie depends on two can-do actresses to scrub past the biohazard of noxious clichés that threaten to intrude. Adams and Blunt get the job done.
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Amy Adams and Emily Blunt are two highly attractive, naturally funny actresses on the cusp of stardom so their pairing here as two lost souls is genius.
70
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Though this well-observed, wry drama is determined to be quirky, its most endearing quality, like that of its heroines, is a willingness to wallow in foul moods and come out the other side.
Alan Arkin virtually reprises his Oscar-winning role from "Little Miss Sunshine."
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
This peachcolored comedy about a wacky family who shove their sadness into a bulging closet is being marketed as ''from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine'' All that's missing from the formula is a Volkswagen Microbus.
63
Premiere
Premiere
This is definitely one to make you feel good all over.
There is a time and a place for scruffy independent also-rans like this, and that time and place is the 2 a.m. slot on IFC.
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Director Christine Jeffs, who previously helmed "Rain" and "Sylvia," tries to strike a balance between the yarn's dark currents and offbeat comedy, but the result is often uneasy, with the humor receding as things progress.
50
Village Voice
Village Voice
More than a year after its first twirl at Sundance, this Amy Adams–Emily Blunt dramedy finally shrugs its way into theaters, and it feels almost like an afterthought.