By the end of Anywhere But Here, everything has worked out perfectly (and predictably), but that perfection seems implausible and almost disappointing.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 30, 2023

| Original Score: C+ | Sep 7, 2011

Solid story of independence for teens.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 22, 2010

Portman is excellent, balancing wisdom and petulance, loyalty and imposition...

| Jun 24, 2006

As a depiction of a loving-turbulent relationship between a single mom (Susan Sarandon) and her rebellious teenage daughter (Natalie Portman), Wang's meller is nicely crafted but old-fashioned like Hollywood's weepies of yesteryear.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 2, 2006

Director Wayne Wang has delivered a solid entertainment, particularly for women, with Anywhere But Here.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 9, 2005

Adele and Ann are not easy screen characters to like, but they are easy to believe in -- especially in the skins of Sarandon and Portman.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 7, 2004

A subtle and unexpected pleasure, all nuanced performance and character detail.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 7, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 14, 2003

Natalie Portman is my new hero.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 8, 2003

The title might very well be an appropriate description of what more impatient filmgoers may be feeling after sitting through this frustratingly mediocre dramedy.

| Original Score: C | Jan 16, 2003

In its eagerness to give voice to the overshadowed daughter, the film never allows the mother to live.

| Dec 2, 2002

The movie drops in on a crucial part of their lives, follows it for a few minutes and then jettisons to another episode. It's like watching 10 short stories.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 6, 2002

Inspired pairing of Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman as an outrageous mother and her more practical daughter.

| Aug 2, 2002

The movie doesn't feel authentic, it's relationships are drawn in erratic, 온라인카지노추천 movie-like strokes.

| Original Score: C+ | Jul 2, 2002

Wang keeps a precise balance, necessary to blend a high-octane performance from Sarandon with an understated one from Portman.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 5, 2002

The delicate, devastating pas de deux between Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman demonstrates that great actresses are still available, even if Hollywood doesn't want to use them.

| Mar 24, 2002

Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman put on an acting clinic that's a treat to watch, but, no matter how accomplished, a clinic is not a movie. They do a lot with a little, yet it's far from enough.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 19, 2002

A heartfelt drama about a mother and daughter having trouble connecting.

| Mar 4, 2002

Without a strong central narrative ... the film loses momentum and ends as one more tired treatise on family dysfunction.

| Jan 9, 2002