Uncle Nino
Lange Film Releasing | Release Date: February 11, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
10
Negative:
2
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70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A solid family film that strikes a shrewd balance between tough-mindedness and sentimentality and boasts a fine cast. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
An effortless heartwarmer that manages to be utterly corny but quite likable. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Heartwarming is not always a bad thing. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
There's not a single surprise or moment of dramatic tension in Uncle Nino, which has already proved itself a hit as a self-distributed film in the Midwest. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The acting is endearing and the story has great charm before predictability and sentimentality eventually take over. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
A creaky, cliched, feel-good family drama about learning to stop and smell the roses - and planting a vegetable garden while you're at it - Uncle Nino is shameless, sappy fare. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Writer-director Robert Shallcross believes in it so passionately that he came close to convincing me too. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Unlike Uncle Nino's garden, the film never blooms into anything special. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A family movie that some will find wholesome and heartwarming and others will find cornball and tiresome. You know who you are. I know who I am. This is not my kind of movie. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Modest comedy-drama. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Written and directed by Robert Shallcross, and seemingly misdirected into theaters from its natural home on the ABC Family Channel, Uncle Nino is a sweet but not particularly distinguished effort. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNed Martel
Aggressive heartwarmer, which turns out to be much more of a heartburner. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
It's all neat and sweet and one-dimensional, more the moral to a story than a story. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAkiva Gottlieb
The elderly, violin-toting hero's successful attempt to infiltrate his miscreant nephew's mall-punk garage band is too creepy to fulfill the hipness quotient. Read full review
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