The film really struggles to find its voice and to find purpose and meaning.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
1 Jun 2009
rotten:
I never know quite what they were saying about heroism and then there are all these unanswered questions.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
1 Jun 2009
fresh:
Director and co-writer Jonathan Glatzer handles his talented cast well, and the movie is dark, droll and sentimental in roughly the correct proportions.
– Andrew O'Hehir,
Salon.com,
5 Jun 2009
rotten:
The whole thing feels like a premeditated attempt at a Sundance sensation, a mix of cast members (and ideas) from Juno and Hamlet 2 spiced up with the now obligatory '80s references.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
5 Jun 2009
rotten:
About as cruddy as a cruddy little indie can get, especially given a cast that should've known better.