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...passion for righteousness. And now she has this very moving film, which at the least must awaken our compassion and, perhaps, our donations. The question is, Can it awaken the imagination of the mothers of these children, encourage them to let them go, let them grow? --By Richard Schickel...
...Good Company leaves a quiz show's quantity of unanswered questions. But it has the optimism and determination of a corporate whistle-blower. It makes us believe, for a moment, that it's possible to end-run the spirit of Enron. --By Richard Schickel...
...innocence. They're kind of silly and kind of wonderful. They perfectly symbolize what this movie is goofily, even campily trying to say--that the sweet Cousteau spirit is lost to us and that, maybe, this film is not as irrelevant as it dreamily pretends to be. --By Richard Schickel...
...rare for an actor to suggest that inner turmoil as subtly as Bacon does. This is a very small film, easy to overlook among the end-of-the-year behemoths. Do not do so. It is among the best and most delicately managed films of the year. --By Richard Schickel...
...messy life when she, too, falls in love with him. All of them keep reminding us that the big life-and-death questions this movie raises--and very sensibly answers--have human dimensions and practical consequences. The result is a lovely, subtly affecting yet determinedly unsentimental film. --By Richard Schickel...