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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshThe songs are lovely, and the first-time actors give performances that grow warmer as the film progresses, and their characters release, relax and find a groove, if only for this moment in time.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyHeinz, demonstrating considerable assurance in his feature directorial bow, makes good use of the chemistry between the two musicians.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe film evolves into an unconventional road movie that turns out to be quietly affecting.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreWriter/director/editor David Heinz gives us a road picture of sweet anecdotes, kind encounters and little conflict, an America with its rough edges rubbed off.
- 63The Seattle TimesBrent McKnightThe Seattle TimesBrent McKnightThe film has a certain charm, and fans of folk music should be more than happy.
- To his credit, Heinz leaves their relationship hovering in a state of unresolved potential. If only more of the movie’s scenes were like that: left to play out naturally, without the need to hammer home a theme of coming together.
- 38RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzDespite a few good scenes and ideas, and a final ten minutes that will be affecting for anyone who lived through the aftermath of the attacks on New York, the end product often feels like a standard-issue high concept romantic comedy with scaffolding of 9/11 solemnity built around it.