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(1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 76% Fresh Page   1   "'Moonlight Mile' is a film of considerable substance. Sarandon, Hoffman, and Gyllenhaal give brilliant performances as people grieving over the loss of a loved one."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 2/4 "The movie is like a series of vague cliff notes, teasing a much greater story without actually capturing emotion or perspective."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes C "Jack Gyllenhaal's intelligent performance doesn't save this film from being a tidy pile of melodramatic mush, but it at least makes it watchable."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 4/4 "Brings an unmistakable accuracy to its every moment that most films dealing with bereavement fall short of...Easily one of the most rewarding film experiences of the year."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2.5/4 "Trouper that he is, a remarkable Gyllenhaal transcends Silberling's most calculated moves."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3/4 "The journey is worth your time, especially if you have Ellen Pompeo sitting next to you for the ride."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "A brazen mix of disparate elements that could only have emerged from the mind of a filmmaker who cares deeply about the people he depicts."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C+ "Never transcends its basically soapoperatic premise in the way that 'In the Bedroom' actually did...will be remembered more for its potential than for what it actually delivers."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "A bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling can open the door to liberation."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 1.5/4 "This is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "both quirky and very serious, and it seems mired in its inability to decide exactly what it is"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/5 "Sensitive, human drama about grief and moving on gives two great actors a chance to soar -- and shows a fresh side to a newer talent."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3.5/4 "More than makes up for its mawkish posing by offering rousing spates of genuine feeling."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 6/10 "My response to the film is best described as lukewarm. Maybe I found the proceedings a little bit too conventional."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 1.5/4 "Since Silberling withholds so much information in [it], he doesn’t come any closer to the truth than if he had set hankies in motion with the most melodramatic scenario possible. The film becomes a manipulation of a different, more insidious sort."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 8/10 "This wonderful piece of work should bring a tear to your eye, a lump to your throat and ultimately a smile to your face in the end."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 8/10 "Very, very real and is full of great dialogue."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 4/4 "In the Bedroom" as Cameron Crowe might have directed it."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B ""Moonlight Mile" is like a defanged "In the Bedroom," but it finds emotional truth amidst its gimmickry."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "I believe Silberling had the best intentions here, but he just doesn’t have the restraint to fully realize them."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "It doesn’t tiptoe around like the distant relatives at the funeral who smile those wan, faux sympathetic smiles at you, the one that pretends to understand how you’re feeling and secretly hates that you’ve put them in this awkward spot."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "[Silberling] mostly succeeded in crafting an off-beat, uncomfortable (but in all the right ways), and genuinely funny and moving story out of this Movie of the Week material."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. B "Sarandon is terrific as the bereaved mother who defiantly refuses to be handled or comforted."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C+ "The talents of the actors helps “Moonlight Mile” rise above its heart-on-its-sleeve writing."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford B+ "The type of movie you return to often, even if you never watch it again."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell "Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon and Jake Gyllenhaal anchor a dazzling true-life comedy that might be the funniest movie about grief ever made."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek B "[Not] a scrupulously realistic representation of what grieving is really like… [but] an honest depiction of real emotions and relationships and personalities."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 7/10 "This bittersweet meditation on love, loss, grieving and moving on weaves two narrative threads: 1) dealing with grief, and 2) living a lie - the first more effectively than the second - with aching, affecting, illusion-shattering moments for Sarandon, Hof"   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 2.5/4 "An inconsequential if effective little drama that commits its one fatal mistake by attempting to turn a personal tragedy into a metaphor for the blue zeitgeist of an entire decade."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 9/10 Read review   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf A- Read review   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 Read review   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 3/5 Read review   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow Read review   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline  (1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 76% Fresh Page   1