The Basket
Privileged Communications | Release Date: May 5, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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80
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Well-acted, briskly paced and prettily photographed, the film is a mild-mannered family story with a caring heart, and that's ultimately enough to make its 104 minutes worthwhile. Read full review
80
Film.comJohn Hartl
The most popular entry in last year's Seattle International Film Festival family series. Read full review
80
Film.comTed Fry
Accomplished, ambitious, and great-looking. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
As warm and reassuring as grandma's hugs. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Woven from such promising threads that you wish it was better. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Avoids succumbing to the preachiness that is the bane of so many family films, and for a movie like this, that's no small feat. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobin Rauzi
It may be a hard sell to the Gameboy generation, but The Basket has charms that may be more evident to adults. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
You have no idea how determined director Rich Cowan is to suck the last drop of sap out of this tree. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
Earnest and kid-friendly -- also simplistic and dramatically creaky.
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Amiable though slow-going. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
It gussies up the tale with so many random subplots that by the time we cut through the morass, the film is over.
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Would be solid family entertainment if it weren't for the funereal pacing, which may kill its appeal among young audiences.
50
Village VoiceEmily Borrow
Combines the wholesomeness of "Old Yeller" with the moral and physical claustrophobia of "The Waltons." Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Clunky and obvious. Read full review
33
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
A contrived and sentimental melodrama, the film takes a promising premise and crushes it with mind-numbing repetition, sophomoric conveniences, plastic acting and the worst score, perhaps, ever heard.
30
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Despite the overplotting, there's scarcely any of the characterization that might have made some of it interesting. Read full review
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