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(1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 47% Rotten Page   1   "With two direct and developed lead performances from Michael Caine and young Bill Milner, it seems unfair to watch their efforts wasted on an uneven, unsatisfying picture like the tear-jerker Is Anybody There?"   Dark Horizons   Brian Orndorf C- "Crowley is heading for a note of sympathy with this stuttering tale of universal heartache, but without needed substance and focus, there's nothing to emotionally devour."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf B "Equal parts sweet and sour, "Is There Anybody There?" is a thoughtful little chamber piece with just the right amount of laugh-out-loud humor."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 3.5/5 "Like a good number of films, 'Is Anybody There?' is saved from being a routine offering by the presence of Sir Michael Caine."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 3/4 "...it's impossible to understate the effectiveness of Caine's work here..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "I don't have any significant complaints about the film, but if I didn't see it I don't think I would have missed anything special."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "Mostly ages us through its sloggy, spoon-fed narrative that has us, like its surrounding characters, just waiting for it all to be over."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C+ "As a vehicle for Caine to do the crotchety old man routine...doesn't offer many new wrinkles to the mix."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A quirky coming-of-age drama that will draw you in with its spiritual undertow and delight."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B- "If Caine were as sick as his character appears, this would be a worthy performance to go out on, regardless of the iffy material that it supports."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3/4 "a quirky, sometimes schmaltzy British dramedy that mixes meaningful ruminations about growing old with broad black comedy"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2.5/4 "A cookie cutter dramedy that beguiles and rankles."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth B "Caine plays in multiple registers here and he melds them all - the curmudgeon, the mentor, the entertainer, the widower, the bewildered old man - into a moving portrait."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "The talent and craftsmanship of "Is Anybody There?" is ample, but it remains uncertain whether there's anybody here still interested in this all-too-familiar story."   indieWIRE   Leo Goldsmith B "These two lonely guys are clearly move-made for each other, but this film allows them to be more complicated and less cuddly than the usual feel-good comfort movie."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 1.5/4 "It's a testament to Michael Caine that Is Anybody There?, a squishy drama about the friendship between an unhappy young boy and a regretful old man, is even sporadically palatable."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "hackneyed drivel"   Filmcritic.com   Paul Brenner 3/4 "Warmly lit and beautifully acted, but cynical enough %u2013 and chock-full of enough dark humor %u2013 to avoid what might have been unbearably schmaltzy."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 8/10 "While this farcical dramedy is bemusing and beguiling, it's two-time Oscar-winner Michael Caine's graceful, subtly nuanced performance that lingers in the memory."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger  (1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 47% Rotten Page   1