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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardAlana De Roma is going to be a tremendous star.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA skilled heart-tugger from Australia that verges on rock opera.
- 50The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderWarm of heart, modest in polish, Amy provides satisfactions that must be balanced against its flaws.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThe sort of heart-tugger a small group of people will love passionately.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakIn the end, it trivializes the psychological complexity of the girl's post-traumatic stress and betrays a game group of actors who struggle to find balance between the alternately dark drama and the silly, over-the-top melodrama.
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonIf Tass had found a way to include more playfulness, her film would be more endearing. Instead, she accents the easy bathos of David Parker's script, from the problems of the shrill, cliched neighbors to a finale that plays like a movie of the week.
- 50TV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsTV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsYour ability to overlook the film's myriad contrivances will ultimately depend on how you react to little De Roma.
- 10Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterPlumbs new depths of craven heartstring-yanking.