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

Full Review | Sep 14, 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 film is never less than engaging.

Full Review | Sep 6, 2001

Has an unerring eye for the banal intricacies of 1950s pre-planned suburban neighborhoods.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 4, 2001

A profoundly touching event.

Full Review | Aug 30, 2001

Small in scope but touching and compassionate in its simplicity.

| Aug 24, 2001

A near-great film for about an hour that changes into a self-indulgent mess.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 24, 2001

A bland Hallmark card that serves as a tired tribute to family fortitude.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 24, 2001

The American children of immigrants from anywhere will probably find moments they recognize in this movie.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 24, 2001

A powerful account of the universal search for identity and the meaning of 'home.'

Full Review | Aug 23, 2001

Simultaneously poignant and heavy-handed, sentimental and sententious.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 17, 2001

The movie is a little crude for the subtlety of the emotions it plays with.

Full Review | Aug 17, 2001

Johansson ... gets to the rebellious and thoughtful core of her character with a disarming ease.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 17, 2001

No filmmaker would build a story this unusual from scratch and then treat it so reverently without any style, humor or, at least, idiosyncratic observations.

Full Review | Aug 10, 2001

Such a heartfelt labor of love that I almost feel guilty picking apart this maddeningly uneven autobiographical tale.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 10, 2001

A riveting and powerful drama about a 15-year-old girl torn by a simple question: Where is her home?

Full Review | Aug 10, 2001

Manages to skirt the edge of excessive sentiment without falling victim to it.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 10, 2001

Gardos is not a particularly flavorful filmmaker, but she is an honest one.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 10, 2001

An American Rhapsody's confident sense of time, place and emotional content is more European than American, and despite a few narrative lurches, it's a moving experience.

| Aug 9, 2001