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(1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh Page   1   B+ "Namesake is rough around the edges, but radiates a poignancy that's impossible to shake."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf 3.5/5 "Here, the director has found her most apt presentation of the American way, its blemishes and beauty marks completely intact."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin C+ ""The Namesake" is a hurried tapestry of cross-cultural experience that periodically derails due to episodic hopscotching in Sooni Taraporevala's script adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's debut novel about."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Rendered in visual impressions rather than plotty assertions, these complex relationships are affecting and unforgettable."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "...benefits from the uniformly superb performances..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair "Whatever your background, the yearning of Nair's characters for a place in the world where they truly belong is a feeling that strikes deep in the heart."   Portland Tribune   Dawn Taylor B- "The all too familiar tale of the upwardly mobile immigrants conflicted between tradition and modernity is played out for all it is worth."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 4/5 "Una película fresca, reveladora, emotiva, graciosa, encantadora, que se disfruta como un viaje o como un viejo libro que nos han dejado guardado para abrir, por primera vez, en el momento justo."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B "Kal Penn's performance is a good cornerstone to a good, worthwhile film."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "A fascinating and gripping drama on the search for identity..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. B "Sprawling but affecting family drama, marked by sensitive direction and fine performances."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "An astonishing film about a Bengali family and their experiences in Calcutta and Manhattan as they deal with divided loyalties and yearn for love, freedom, and meaning."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "The Namesake is a rich and moving motion picture."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "A deeply felt family drama [that] doesn't disappoint."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "Although the story's main concern focuses on Gogol's character arc, it was [Irfan] Khan's character, a soft-spoken man of gentle dignity, who really drew me in."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen B- "worth watching for the acting and for some heartfelt tearjerker moments"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "It is a saga told in small pieces, a patchwork of short scenes that tumble after each other almost apologetically, as if they would love to linger a little longer, but there is too much to tell and only so much time in which to do it."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards 3.5/4 "Mira Nair's film is called The Namesake which immediately focuses our attention toward the value of names and naming (and that theme is explored occasionally within the film), but to slip even further down the rabbit hole, the more intriguing area of disc"   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 3.5/5 "This movie is not bad, I just couldn't connect with it. The Namesake is poignant (I cried once) and spans many years with grace and great acting, but it may be beyond my ken to truly appreciate as it deserves."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery A- "Simply put, "The Namesake" is one of the best films about family, heritage and identity to hit the big screen in ages."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford B "Told with compassion and delicacy, The Namesake provides a stirring view of cultural assimilation and personal discovery."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 8/10 "intelligent and moving"   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "If you're not a basketcase of sobby, sloppy tears of sadness and joy by the end of The Namesake, then I don't know what's wrong with you."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson A- "A thoughtful and engrossing study of identity, assimilation, and finding the way home."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 4/5 "Remains remarkably intimate, focussing finely on the characters as it weaves a fascinating tapestry of the meeting of cultures."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline A "A very emotionally powerful, moving film."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "[Director] Mira Nair proves, once again, that she is a world class filmmaker."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "This sweet, but not cloying, adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's delicate novel brings us some wonderful moments."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 3/4 "The film is generally engaging but feels elusively incomplete. One could say it is about the journey rather than the destination."   Christianity Today   Steven D. Greydanus 7/10 "This is a film made with obvious care and affection, both for the specifics of the story and the broader society it depicts."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 2.5/4 "An unfocused and overly episodic drama that emotionally truncates what could have been a richly textured saga of an Indian family torn between assimilation and tradition."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh Page   1