Sensitive acting and imaginative filmmaking help rescue the movie from potential excesses of its own.

David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

A work that shellacs itself into your consciousness.

Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

To their credit, the actors immerse themselves deeply in the film's self-conscious aura. Ms. Sheedy reinvents herself as a tough, fascinating presence, while Ms. Mitchell's earnest bewilderment also serves the story well.

Janet Maslin

The New York Times