Fresh
What keeps the whole thing from toppling into an abyss of unwatchable TV drama histrionics is a pair of dynamite performances from Annette Bening and Naomi Watts.
Cath Clarke, Time Out
Overview
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Obviously, this is emotionally rich ground and Garcia plows it perhaps a bit too heavily.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
If Garcia's film never quite catches up with his ambitions for it, well, at least he's trying.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Fresh
A thoughtful and provocative film about the way we live now.
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rotten
[Garcia] lets the picture start to go soft in the middle, and teary melodrama floods in like water from a broken dam.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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