Lovely scenery and historical context elevate the sentimental story lines above the soap opera domain.
– Stephanie Merry,
Washington Post,
24 Jun 2011
fresh:
The events in the plot are the stuff of soap opera, but the movie treats it seriously, and the acting is convincing enough that we forgive the story and begin to care about the characters.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
30 Jun 2011
rotten:
Aside from its period New Zealand setting, there is little to distinguish Bride Flight from something you might watch briefly on Lifetime, then change the channel.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
6 Jul 2011
fresh:
This very pretty melodrama is a rather ordinary entry.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
14 Jul 2011
rotten:
Smug and unconvincing, this 2008 period drama from the Netherlands is the sort of movie that defines an era solely by its prejudices, on the implicit assumption that we'll applaud the central characters for their modern attitudes.