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A struggling musician becomes a 12-year-old musical prodigy's guardian for a summer.
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80
Whaley nicely calibrates this wistful dramedy's emotional quotient, never allowing sentiment to turn into sap.
70
Ms. Meester and Mr. Shatkin mesh beautifully, so much so that you might feel a little cheated at the end.
58
Whaley aims high for this sort of material, but his film, sweet as it is, gets a little too precocious.
30
The Dissolve
Shatkin is trying hard here, but Whaley’s overwrought script keeps the young actor from utilizing his charm; Reggie is simply difficult to be around, even as Meester’s Eleanor is expected to act charmed by all his quirks and issues.
25
Slant Magazine
Frank Whaley never gives these characters a humanizing moment outside of their default personalities, which turns them into cartoon impressions of the worst of each class.
