The story line sounds plain and simple, but the movie is enlightened by Bernie's impassioned narration and by a gallery of small comic details.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Tom Russo
In the end, though, Weiland ("Made of Honor") pours so much heart into his autobiographically "true-ish" story that accessibility is a nonissue.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Ella Taylor
You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate its genuine fondness for the claustrophobic warmth of family life among working-class people apprehensively inching their way toward upward mobility.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Jeannette Catsoulis
Charts a sentimental struggle toward manhood with period-appropriate charm.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Michael Ordona
Instead of depicting a boy's first steps toward manhood -- ceremony aside -- it turns into an uninvolving portrait of self-absorption.Read Full Review »
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