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February 08, 2003

...Formulaic from the word go, with so many trite, overused devices that it could serve as a primer for 'things to avoid when making an original movie.'
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Common Sense Media

December 27, 2010

True-story medical tale is made shallow and sentimental.
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Miami Herald

January 01, 2000

Has some very funny moments, but they're all drowned out by an overbearingly sentimental script.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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January 01, 2000

It extracts tears individually by liposuction, without anesthesia!
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Sight and Sound
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June 18, 2012

Shadyac underscores Williams' comic routines with superfluous and frankly relentless reaction shots of patients and hospital staff alike crumpling with laughter.
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Variety

May 20, 2008

Williams pulls out all the stops in a lead role that gives him carte blanche to careen between extremes of silliness and sentimentality; he tries too hard, too obviously, much like the pic itself.
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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September 02, 2009

Indulges to the hilt every obnoxious, hyperactive, oh-what-I-wouldn't-give-for-a-tranquilizer-gun aspect of Robin Williams' performing style.
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Detroit News

January 01, 2000

A movie of depth and delight!
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eFilmCritic.com
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August 18, 2007

Has obviously been made for an audience that has never seen a movie before.
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Time Out
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June 24, 2006

An overdose of sentimental claptrap, underscored by Marc Shaiman's clichéd string arrangements.
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Dallas Morning News

January 01, 2000

A sure-fire crowd-pleaser!
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