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Metascore
14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film.comTom KeoghFilm.comTom KeoghIf McCulloch can draw this much humanity out of his actors, and do it in comedies with a deceptively easygoing poignancy, he's definitely a director to watch.
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobeA romantic comedy with an adult sensibility, a film that avoids characters-as-caricatures (with one exception), and deftly mixes cynicism and hope.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThis shambling romantic comedy...clings to a sensibility that's imperviously, uncompromisingly Canadian.
- 60NewsweekNewsweekThrough the laughter, though, there is real empathy for the characters. It's a light-hearted movie.
- 40Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterA series of moments that don't quite add up to a movie...one bland, maundering stroll.
- 40Austin ChronicleSarah HepolaAustin ChronicleSarah HepolaQuirky, but ultimately disappointing, romantic comedy.
- Peel away the layers of contrivances, however, and the leftover plot barely fills a doggy bag.
- 25New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsIf a movie smells like a dog and barks like a dog, well, then it must be a woofer.
- 20TNT RoughCutChristopher BrandonTNT RoughCutChristopher BrandonA mangy dog of a movie that should have been re-scripted by a better writer and directed by a better filmmaker.