REVIEWS NEWS INTERVIEWS OTHER

(1 - 15) of 15 OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh Page   1   3/5 "Maudlin and melodramatic when it doesn't need to be, but insightful and engaging when it counts, Under the Same Moon represents both the best and worst of the revelatory road trip narrative."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron 2/4 "Under the Same Moon aims to get audiences to blubber at the trials of mother and child but doesn't persuasively put convincing flesh on people caught in the immigration firestorm."   Slant Magazine   Bill Weber D "I wasn't having any of it. I don't believe it's the bloodied hand of cynicism either; just a natural response to clumsy filmmaking at its most pandering and unfairly exclusionary."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf "When Carlos finally spots the climactic traffic light, his exhaustion, at least, feels earned."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs B- "Engaging and touching--a manipulative tearjerker, but an effective one."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A soul-stirring film that activates our feelings of empathy with illegal immigrants in America."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "The strong final third counterbalances the weaknesses of the first half."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "It's a bit of a guilty pleasure, with its formulas and its sap, but if it can get Lou Dobbs reaching for that Kleenex, it will have done its job."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards "I could pick apart the simplicities and unlikelinesses and inconsistencies of the overall tale, but that will never trump the enormous lump in my throat I was left with by the film’s end."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B "The magical glow makes it easier to address some heart-rending themes that might be too disturbing if told in a more straightforward manner."   Chicago Sun-Times   Nell Minow B- "...wears its heart on its sleeve but you can forgive it for its schmarm."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford C+ "For all the clumsy scenes and cloying performances, director Patricia Riggen puts her adults through tough choices and hard consequences."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 1/5 "a string of poorly-written, obvious clichés that litter the road many travel from Mexico City to the southern United States"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 9/10 "Evoking memories of 'Cinema Paradiso,' it's a gem - one of those rare films that truly touch your heart."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 15) of 15 OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh Page   1