Then She Found Me
THINKFilm | Release Date: April 25, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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14
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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58
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
The plot, as hinted, goes strictly by the "How April Got Her Groove Back" book, but it must be said that the performances push it a notch above pedestrian. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
This whole movie has zero chemistry. Broderick and Hunt are a match made in hell; Firth and Hunt are a match made in limbo. Read full review
50
Village VoiceRobert Wilonsky
In short, it's the kind of film that only a mother, which is to say my mother, would love. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
With Midler missing in action much of the time, the film drowns in a sea of thudding earnestness. Read full review
50
NewsweekDavid Ansen
There's a quirky, honest movie struggling to emerge from Then She Found Me (April's Jewish heritage is refreshingly portrayed, and there are lovely, scattered moments when the characters surprise you), but Hunt, in her directorial debut, can't seem to decide whether she'd rather make a spicy ethnic dish or bland comfort food. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
No, there isn't anything wrong with comfort entertainment. Then She Found Me could have, should have been something special - a "Knocked Up" for weary boomers. The only hitch is that it isn't all that entertaining. Nor comforting for that matter. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The material is so charged that it threatens to electrocute any who would touch it. Yet from the moment that Bette Midler, as Bernice the bio-Mom, appears, she becomes the instrument of its emotional release, catharsis teetering on high heels. Read full review
40
Washington PostJohn Anderson
Suffers from, if anything, a lack of pure confidence in the story, the actors or the audience. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Has some nice moments, but it feels very much like a first film. The pacing is off, and the cast members appear to be acting in completely different projects. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Hunt's crabby performance weighs on the film, though it's nothing compared to Colin Firth's scenery-chewing turn as her self-lacerating new beau. Read full review
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