In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.
A four-handkerchief documentary if there ever was one.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
31 Oct 2008
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Dear Zachary earns its right to engage us on a primal level, but it comes on the heels of so many films that don't, movies that...prey on modern fears and inflate third-rate material to the plane of tragedy.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
3 Nov 2008
fresh:
An undeniably shattering story, if forgivably shaky in its impassioned, therapeutic unfolding.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Nov 2008
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A slick account of ancient crevices in the human psyche rendered in cutting-edge cinematic style.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
20 Nov 2008
fresh:
Just take our advice and bring tissues. You're going to need them.