That's What I Am
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) | Release Date: April 29, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostLou LumenickApr 29, 2011
An entertaining, well-made plea for tolerance told from the point of view of a 12-year-old. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedApr 26, 2011
Written and directed by Mike Pavone, with a fine, understated, atypical performance by Ed Harris, it may be a feel-good family picture centered on kids, but it offers talismans to live by for people of all ages. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinApr 28, 2011
A forgettable title and a barely there theatrical release don't do justice to the captivating and nostalgic coming-of-age dramedy That's What I Am. Read full review
63
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreApr 27, 2011
A winning narration (read by Greg Kinnear) holds things together. And there's just enough script for a good cast to run with. Harris and Madigan lift the whole enterprise just by being who and what they are - great actors. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenApr 28, 2011
Mr. Harris's depiction of a saintly, soft-spoken, bow-tie-wearing middle-school teacher lends the movie a moral weight it probably couldn't have summoned had another actor played the role. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMichelle OrangeApr 26, 2011
The writing hits the weeds on occasion, but Pavone evokes with feeling adolescence as a series of outlandish physical punishments and sweetly remembered firsts. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerApr 29, 2011
A creaky and slow-going morality play. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyApr 26, 2011
This well-intentioned tween-friendly message movie is earnest to a fault. Read full review
50
VarietyLael LoewensteinApr 26, 2011
Benefits from sensitive, restrained thesping, most notably by Ed Harris, and leaves one feeling blandly inspired. Read full review
40
Time OutStephen GarrettApr 26, 2011
Lessons are learned, bullies get their comeuppance, and every Wonder Years plot device is trotted out for maximum and-I-was-never-the-same-again nostalgia. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreApr 28, 2011
It's a dogged family entertainment determined to teach lessons about tolerance and how it should be extended to everyone, even redheads, gay people, and kids with cooties. Read full review
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