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Metascore
26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowModest, tasty, and it goes down easy, like home cooking.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamMost of the right laughs in most of the right places and some unexpected ones thrown in.
- 70New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonEverything leading up to the finale is funny and often heartfelt.
- 63Miami HeraldSara WildbergerMiami HeraldSara WildbergerStrolls from high sentiment to low humor without a stumble, but without reaching any great depth or height.
- 63Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisA hit and miss proposition, with an abundance of laughs and emotional highlights to help brighten the dimly lit corners of cliche-mongering.
- 60Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonYou're hard-pressed to dislike the film.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkIt's reduced to glorified refereeing of family squabbles discomfortingly magnified by his frequent use of close-ups.
- 40Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorSatisfying in small ways.
- 25New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanThe characters are tired stereotypes, the sentimentality nauseating and the situation comedy way below the standards of the very worst WB or UPN shows.
- 20Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesA succession of shrill overacting jobs.