Sweet, with an authentic feel.

Young Val being silly, which is fun.

Near the “uncanny valley”. Like a decent video game.

Standard SyFy silliness.

Touching and wise, but a lot of things were idealized: cancer, blindness, and boyfriends, notably.

Likeable family fare.

Exceptional film about psychology and pool.

Something got lost between the page and the screen, but it wasn’t anything physical. I think most reviewers simply have trouble with an immoral protagonist.

Without humor.

Created with a naive understanding of sex, religion, and politics.