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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88PremierePeter DebrugePremierePeter DebrugeMost likely chosen for its shaggy-dog looks, Winn-Dixie is actually a great deal more special than you'd expect, a fitting analogy for a film no parent should be too quick to dismiss.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumTo Winn-Dixie's great credit, both as a book and as a dandy, dignified movie, there's nothing condescendingly lesson-like in the wisdom India acquires.
- Both screenwriter Joan Singleton and director Wang take the time to draw real people and feeling relationships.
- 50The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsSome might even find the leisurely pace a nice break from the rapid-fire approach favored by most kids' entertainment.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe story seems awkwardly positioned between coming-of-age realism and whimsical fantasy.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorJeff Daniels is a compelling-enough actor to lift almost any film out of mediocrity, but even he has his work cut out for him.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenCan't decide what it wants to be when it grows up.
- A harmless, pleasant comic drama, but elements that may have seemed delightfully eccentric on the page take on unfortunate new tones when translated to film.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittBland, amiable, innocuous.