While the film is often quite moving, it's also at times frustrating; people in love, we realize, aren't always as fascinating to the rest of us as they are to each other.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
10 Nov 2011
rotten:
It's not exactly Casablanca, but times have changed.
– Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov 2011
fresh:
Doremus delivers a tightly focused film that's all the more impressive for being improvised.
– Calvin Wilson,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
11 Nov 2011
fresh:
It's imperative for director and co-writer Drake Doremus to color the film with a great deal of blossoming-love sparkle right off the bat, and he does just that.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
11 Nov 2011
fresh:
The couple's story is related through small, true-to-life details that paint an unidealized portrait of love - the euphoria, the sadness, and everything in between.