- 8
...beautifully done and a needed reminder of exactly why Michael Douglas is a movie star.
—Ken Fox TV Guide
- 8
...surprisingly fresh...
—Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly
- 7
...a deft, often surprising modern-day picaresque with a challenging daughter-father relationship at its heart.
—Glenn Kenny Premiere
- 7
...strange, funny and sad...
—Carina Chocano Los Angeles Times
- 7
...worth seeing, if only because of the zealotry of the Douglas performance and the pluck of Evan Rachel Wood.
—Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times
- 7
...strange, funny and sad...
—Carina Chocano Chicago Tribune
- 7
There's virtually no chance that Mike Cahill's wispy nothing of an adventure would work with anyone other than Douglas in the lead.
—Scott Tobias Onion AV Club
- 6
...you may have to search to see this hidden gem yourself, but it's well worth the hunt.
—Pete Hammond Maxim
- 6
...proves light on its feet but often less funny or wise than it purports to be, its air of self-satisfaction partially interfering with its genuine insights.
—Nick Schager Slant Magazine
- 6
...may look and feel realistic, but it is really a Don Quixote-like fable about nonconformity and pursuing your impossible dream to the very end.
—Stephen Holden New York Times
- 4
...a caper comedy that forgot to put in the laughs.
—Kyle Smith New York Post
- 4
...an empty character study...
—Robert Wilonsky LA Weekly
- 4
...an empty character study...
—Robert Wilonsky Village Voice
- 3
...cute, innocent, and precocious...
—Paul Brenner filmcritic.com