After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.
This potentially saccharine weepy has an authentic ring, thanks to Jon Kasdan's script and a cast capable of delivering clever lines that sound just about right for whatever situation they're in.
– Susan Walker,
Toronto Star,
20 Apr 2007
fresh:
The film belongs to Brody, an endearing screen presence.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
20 Apr 2007
rotten:
The screenplay by Kasdan is soggy with earnest cliches.
– Tom Beer,
Time Out New York,
21 Apr 2007
rotten:
A movie with one awkward identity crisis.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr 2007
rotten:
Is it too early to call for a moratorium on earnest comedy-dramas about overly sensitive, hyper-verbal young men working through emotional crises by having deep, meaningful conversations with manic pixie dream-girls?