“…lit with what can only be described as the aching color of compassion.”

“…as if we’re experiencing that most familiar of American traditions—Thanksgiving dinner—through the eyes of an uncomfortable alien.”

“…catnip for anyone who grew up with 1980s bands like Duran Duran and The Cure.”

“Boxing movies aren’t always remembered for their romance, but that’s the defining element here…”

“Kevin Bacon moves like a machete chopping through a jungle.”

“…keeps its distance; there isn’t much, in terms of drama, to interrupt the routine of these women’s lives.”

“…thrums with a truly independent spirit and a dreamy ebullience.”

“…rightly rooted in the perspective of the oppressed.”

“D’Onofrio bursts from a bush looking like Grizzly Adams, if Grizzly Adams had eaten Orson Welles for breakfast.”