In small town Tennessee, a ne'er-do-well man (Knoxville) wrestling for control over his fading golf club is reunited with his estranged daughter, a 14-year-old musical prodigy.
The movie has its flaws, but they are few and forgivable.
– Stephen Garrett,
Time Out New York,
16 Aug 2007
rotten:
Southern whimsy, when handled delicately, can produce a precious jewel a la Junebug. In less skillful hands, it can be merely precious.
– Jan Stuart,
Newsday,
4 Nov 2005
rotten:
Knoxville tries hard and exudes a certain likability, but can't really handle big dramatic moments at this point in his career.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
4 Nov 2005
rotten:
A weird, unpleasant little movie.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
4 Nov 2005
rotten:
Although the film starts off somewhat amusingly, the first-time feature director Katrina Holden Bronson seems to have spent more energy assembling the overbearing soundtrack than expanding on her characters' fractured relationships.