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(1 - 12) of 12 OFCS Rating: 83% Fresh Page   1   3.5/5 "Dabis is certainly to be praised for her lightness of touch, filling many of her scenes with a humour often lacking from films addressing issues of migration."   Eye for Film   Amber Wilkinson B "A fine film with much on its mind, and while suffering from occasional missteps, it holds together as a terrific expression of worry and relocation, inspecting the less illuminated side of the American Dream."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf C "Writer/director Cherien Dabis's Sundance Festival entry digresses from a gritty West Bank drama to a stagy middle-American melodrama."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 2/4 "The end result isn't a relaxed and incantatory celebration of cross-cultural friction that finds emotional and spiritual resonance in the mundane, a la The Secret of the Grain, but a sitcomish harangue."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B "There's nothing not to like about this charming, lovely little comedy."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B- "An earnest comedy-drama, which covers familiar territory but in an unpretentious, and so reasonably pleasant fashion."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "Uplifting story of a resilient Palestinian mother and her son struggling to make a new life in America: hope is the tonic that keeps her going and you will find yourself cheering her on every step of the way"   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B- "This is the type of film that used to marketed by the early Weinstein Miramax, a crowd pleaser whose foreign origin and assured direction make it seem like art for the masses."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4.5/5 "A remarkably engaging, observant approach to a prickly situation"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B- "...a small budget, sincere little film that has its heart in the right place."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 7/10 "Dabis wisely keeps her film firmly grounded in the personal and specific...focusing on the experiences of one family which she makes us care about."   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 12) of 12 OFCS Rating: 83% Fresh Page   1