During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl—who may or may not be his daughter—and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
The film never makes up its mind whether it wants to be an instant antique or a comment on one.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
10 May 2005
fresh:
A charming mixture of Hawksian comedy and Fordian lyricism.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Tatum O'Neal makes a sensational screen debut.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
It's everything a road picture is supposed to be, a life-changing personal journey, a quest, a bit old-fashioned and a hoot.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2009
rotten:
It is very fussy about period detail, and goes to some length to evoke the dim days of Depression America, while just about everything else is left to slide.