While Rudd has rarely delved into the sincerely dramatic, he acquits himself well in a key role in this unorthodox weepie.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 5, 2018

Thought-provoking movie for teens and up.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 28, 2010

Hallstrom's film could have used more dramatic muscle but is nonetheless a touching, old-fashioned charmer that ultimately satisfies.

| May 30, 2008

Irving's clean, economical dialogue and Hallstrom's beautifully morose direction cut the fat off of the cliches.

| Original Score: B | Jul 30, 2007

A bouillabaisse of all the best soap opera elements - orphans, abortion, debilitating injuries and, of course, death.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2007

A softer, kinder version of John Irving's book, which was edgier and more critical, though you can't blame the filmmakers since Irving himself adapted his novel.

| Original Score: B | Jun 22, 2007

Mr. Irving remains a disturbingly facile spinner of yarns in which the most sordid facts of life are glossed over into comfortably didactic homilies about the innate goodness of people. Yet, I was somehow moved...

| Apr 27, 2007

Hallstrm's humanism is possibly a little low key and romantic given such tough themes as abortion and incest.

| Jun 24, 2006

There's quality here and that's a real good thing.

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 9, 2005

Not since The World According to Garp has a movie based on a John Irving novel captured the wry realism of the author's work.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 26, 2004

Just as tepid and surface-level as Simon Birch was.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 22, 2003

It blends romance with the love of children, the warmth of family with the darker side of human nature, and the all-encompassing belief that everything has a purpose.

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

What the film is really about are CHOICES: the need to make them, how they affect others, and actively dealing with the repercussions of your actions.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 8, 2002

What's bizarre about the movie is how it grafts greeting-card schmaltz on to a muckraking liberal agenda.

| Dec 2, 2002

It is worth mentioning that this movie looks like a million bucks; cinematographer Oliver Stapleton drenches the scenery in rich, antique tones that add luster to the story's poignant emotion.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 15, 2002

Presents a fresh and forceful salute to the spiritual practice of self-esteem.

| Aug 21, 2002

an extremely pretty movie to look at and listen to, but although Irving's basic plot remains, the richness of his prose hasn't truly transferred to the screen.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 23, 2002

[It] is a fable that turns into a 1940s New England variation on Charles Dickens. It is also one dickens of an American movie.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 18, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 18, 2002

A performance de Michael Caine representa, por si s, motivo suficiente para qualquer um assistir a este filme.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 31, 2002