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In the moments where she finally becomes angry, Heigl's pugnacious qualities serve her well; her rage is pure, cleansing and righteous in defense of her life.
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times
Overview
Jenny Farrell is getting married. But how will her straight-laced family react when they find out that the woman they thought was their daughter’s roommate is actually her fiancée? As the old-fashioned Farrells attempt to come to terms with the prospect of a surprise daughter-in-law, they face a difficult choice: either adapt with the times or risk being left behind.
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14%
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Rotten
One of the many irritants in this trite, well-intentioned lecture on tolerance: The audience is always several moves ahead of the script.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Rotten
This is a movie displaced in time. And it's barely a movie. It's more like a dusty, faded old pamphlet: "So your daughter's decided to get gay-married..."
Noel Murray, AV Club
Rotten
It all feels outdated, simplistic and insulting to both the characters and the audience.
Katherine Pushkar, New York Daily News
Rotten
Harps on the retrograde ideas that women should all aspire to be married, and happiness is a permanent state of being that the virtuous can achieve.
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
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