Tennessee
Vivendi Entertainment | Release Date: June 5, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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67
Entertainment WeeklyClark Collis
Mariah Carey is perfectly fine playing a waitress who dreams of becoming, yes, a singer -- even if the superstar's presence in such a small venture seems jarring. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Tennessee is drenched in melancholy, a trip through a tunnel of pain illuminated by a lone ray of light at the end. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyTim Grierson
Woodley’s film mostly floats along on its melancholy drift, so well-attuned to the low-key rhythms of its beaten-down characters that it never quite summons up enough energy for the rest of us, who are along for the ride. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele
The dramatic payoffs are either nonexistent or overly manipulated, and for a journey that starts with so much deep-set pain and regret to end with a sentimental twist feels, to use a phrase anathema in Carey's world, off-key. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Ultimately, nothing can save this pic from the warm fuzzies. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The good news for Carey is that she gets to prove she's a pretty decent actress after all. The bad news, of course, is that she's done it in a movie no one has any other reason to see. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
It isn't saying much, but at least her (Carey) work here is more substantial than in the catastrophic "Glitter." Read full review
25
New York PostStaff (Not credited)
A twist ending does nothing to make the previous 85 minutes interesting. Read full review
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