A heartfelt coming of age tale of an Hungarian-American adolescent, well acted by Scarlett Johansson

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 27, 2011

In spite of the movie's inflated title, writer/director Eva Gardos tells an emotionally charged story of Hungarian immigration that is touching and historically accurate.

| Original Score: B | Apr 15, 2009

Not too many movies touch me so much that I need to retreat to somewhere private and sob my eyes out - this was one of them. Enormously poignant...

| Nov 19, 2008

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2003

Just another faux-weepy drama told with a standard fetishistic immigrant's sentimentality.

| Original Score: D+ | Jan 16, 2003

The States becomes an apple-pie wonderland of Elvis and Coca-Cola, the old country either a gray police state or, in scenes of Suzanne's happy childhood, a pastoral haven.

| Oct 29, 2002

The 'stranger in a strange land' story has been told many times, in print and on film, but seldom as poignantly.

| Oct 21, 2002

Begins with harrowing detail but develops gaping holes as a decade and a half of potentially volcanic events and relationships is molded into a 106-minute movie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 10, 2002

A beautiful film that covers the full spectrum of emotions. For the most part, it's convincing and poignant.

Full Review | Original Score: 76/100 | Feb 26, 2002

Based on director Eva Gardos' own experiences, this film depicts a 15-year-old girl's quest to revisit and come to terms with her past in Hungary.

| Jan 17, 2002

It's a powerful, affecting portrait of a young woman trying simultaneously to rebel and find her roots.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 4, 2001

By focusing a little more on people than she does on ideology, director Gardos ends up with a patriotism that seems more honest and compelling.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 21, 2001

There's something about this film that speaks so loudly of real emotions and real events as to transcend all shortcomings.

Full Review | Sep 21, 2001

Most of the movie, unfortunately, lacks emotional power.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 17, 2001

An American Rhapsody, in its straightforward way, earns its emotions.

Full Review | Sep 14, 2001

The best little thing in "An American Rhapsody" is the charming performance by Kelly Endresz Banlaki as six-year-old Suzanne.

| Original Score: C | Sep 13, 2001

..."An American Rhapsody" takes a bumpy road on its way home.

| Original Score: C+ | Sep 10, 2001

An American Rhapsody speaks from the heart to the heart.

Full Review | Sep 7, 2001

This should be a fascinating story, but An American Rhapsody never develops a melody or a rhythm, much less the epiphany the title suggests.

| Sep 7, 2001

The movie lacks an Act 3.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Sep 7, 2001