"The filmmakers work close to the bone, finding emotional truth in hard, lonely lives," says the acclaimed critic in this favorable review of Shona Auerbach's 2004 film.
Review addresses film content, the cast as role models and offers a parental advisory notice.
Positive review of the drama by Ross Williams.
Reviewer Jason Blake discusses solid performances and an overbearing score.
As the stranger, who is never named, Gerard Butler shows tenderness beneath a seemingly callous exterior. Includes 2 photos. By James Berardinelli.
A satisfying and well-directed story. Review by Dan DiClerico.
Under the façade of overly sentimental melodramatics is a surprisingly assured and hopeful rendition of a deaf boy’s story of finding his father. By David Perry.
The film is unhurried, unslick and easy to hold dear. By Peter Travers.
"Dear Frankie" is a film that fully engages with the search for a 'champion skimmer' and defines its characters so subtly that they surprise us when they act just the way we've been told they should. By Robin & Laura Clifford.
At its heart lies a very sweet concept, but one that's easily poked to pieces if you're inclined to do so. Review by Sean O'Connell.
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