If and when Come Early Morning ever resurfaces on DVD, order it immediately-and while you're at it, order Chasing Amy too, if you haven't already seen it, and enjoy a dandy double feature with two country girls of enormous talent.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
22 Nov 2006
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This is a quietly powerful film about small-town Southern living that avoids all the usual cliches and makes us feel as if we're dropping in on real lives in mid-stream.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
20 Nov 2006
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The baby-voiced costar of Chasing Amy proves an effortless filmmaker, turning Lucy's journey into the awakening of a soul.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Nov 2006
fresh:
In Come Early Morning, Ashley Judd delivers her most natural screen performance since Ruby in Paradise, the film that pushed her toward stardom in 1993.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
13 Nov 2006
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In a way, the movie itself is an example of that philosophy put into practice. [Director] Adams clearly did a lot of soul-searching as she wrote the story. Her introspective script provides another actress with a great role and a new start.