Common Sense Media Editors Common Sense Media Mar 14, 2023 2/5

The basic premise that the vibrant life-loving Gunner would enjoy the company of Sonny is a non-starter and since the entire story hangs on that bond, little that follows really works.

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Todd McCarthy Variety Mar 26, 2009

Wakefield's trenchant coming-of-age tale uses a classic pairing of utterly contrasting types to ground his exploration of innocence and experience, of complacency and the thirst for adventure...

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Jeremy C. Fox Pajiba Sep 17, 2005 2/5

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 18, 2005 3/5

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Michael Dequina Movie Poop Shoot Feb 8, 2005 3/4

This funny, oddly moving little film is distinguished by some fine acting.

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Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Jun 13, 2004 3/5

Ultimately it's goofy and a little bit confusing, but a few of its insights are worthwhile, if far from unique in this genre.

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Brandon Judell Entertainment Asylum Dec 26, 2002 4/5

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John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Sep 27, 2002 2/5

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Lael Loewenstein Boxoffice Magazine Jun 5, 2002

Davies and Affleck, though actors of different styles, share a genuine rapport, and their scenes together seem honest and compassionate.

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Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Jan 1, 2000

First-time feature director Mark Pellington seems a little lost, not quite knowing in what direction to take his film or these characters.

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Jan 1, 2000 1.5/5

[A] myopic male gauntlet of shrews and Jews.

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Rob Blackwelder SPLICEDWire Jan 1, 2000 1.5/4

We're supposed to accept that something, anything, is happening, even though the actors are just standing there spouting memorized lines rather unenthusiastically.

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Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Jan 1, 2000 2.5/4

Davies steals the show with his sympathetic performance. If you were ever the outcast in school or had a friend who was, Sonny will undoubtedly bring back painful memories.

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Susan Stark Detroit News Jan 1, 2000 4/4

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Edward Johnson-Ott NUVO Newsweekly Jan 1, 2000

Wakefield, Pellington and company have much to be proud of here. Hopefully, their work will show other filmmakers that classic books can become winning films, when talented artists respect the integrity of the source.

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James Berardinelli ReelViews Jan 1, 2000 3/4

The only thing that sets it apart from so many forgettable period piece coming-of-age stories is that it has been put together with a degree of care and skill.

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Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle Jan 1, 2000 3/4

Even if it's too self-conscious, Going All the Way, set in 1950s Indianapolis, nevertheless has a mix of the sweet and the forlorn that somehow works.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000 3/4

I'm a decade younger than the characters in this movie, but I grew up in a time and place not far from the film's psychic setting. I recognized much.

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Bob Satuloff Film Journal International Jan 1, 2000

That rare '50s piece capable of attracting a young '90s audience.

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Barbara Shulgasser San Francisco Examiner Jan 1, 2000

The camera dances through the imaginations of our heroes with MTV-ish images, and the soundtrack calls up lingering post-World War II tunes mixed with emerging rock 'n' roll to create a bizarre atmosphere that suits Wakefield's material well.

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