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Cast
- Anthony HopkinsTed Brautigan
- Anton YelchinRobert 'Bobby' Garfield
- Hope DavisElizabeth 'Liz' Garfield
- Mika BooremCarol Gerber
- David MorseAdult Bobby Garfield
- Alan TudykMonte Man
- Tom BowerLen Files
- Celia WestonAlana Files
- Deirdre O'ConnellMrs. Gerber
- Timothy ReifsnyderHarry Doolin
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Rarely does a movie make you feel so warm and so uneasy at the same time. - 80
New Times (L.A.)
As stirring as it is slight, as effective as it is familiar. - 75
USA Today
Don't underestimate the appeal of a heart-tugger that's this well mounted. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Hicks doesn't always keep the story clear and compelling, but Hopkins is in top form. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Too poky and contrived to be a good movie, but its lushly serene atmospherics, given current events, make it a pure slice of sentimental comfort food. - 60
Variety
The few who saw the embalmed adaptation of "Snow Falling on Cedars" will recognize the same stifling approach brought to this more accessible material by director Scott Hicks. - 60
Salon
The resulting film directed by Scott Hicks is afflicted by terminal nostalgic drift. You come out of the theater with nothing more specific than half-pleasant memories of baseball gloves, Ferris wheels and vintage automobiles. I've had naps that were more exciting. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Unabashedly sentimental, it's meant to touch our hearts in profound and important ways, but misses the mark by drawing too deeply from a pool of schmaltz.
