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Critics' Reviews

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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
Illuminating as it is entertaining.Read Full Review »
75
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Familiar in its story arc, but fresh in its energy and lucky in its choice of actors.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Lawrence Van Gelder
Sometimes amateurishly acted by the appealing younger cast but is nonetheless a neat blend of well-drawn major characters and drama, music, dance, romance and humor that generates considerable charm and achieves a heartwarming resolution of its generational conflict.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Laura Sinagra
Has a sweet low-budget quality that sometimes slips into TV-movie schmaltz.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Michael O'Sullivan
It is also, despite the all-too-rare focus on the Filipino American community, a creakily familiar take on an age-old family dynamic.Read Full Review »
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