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Critical Consensus

Dueling Critics
starstarstarstar Kevin Thomas - LA Times
starstarstarstar Stephen Holden - NY Times
starstarstarstar Owen Gleiberman - EW
starstarstarstar Jay Carr - Boston Globe
starstarstarstar Gene Seymour - Newsday
starstarstarstar Ernest Hardy - Film.com
starstarstar Wesley Morris - SF Examiner
starstarstar Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
starstarstar Rob Blackwelder - SPLICED Online
starstarstar Michael Wilmington - Chicago Tribune
starstarstar John Hartl - Seattle Times
starstarstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstarstar Charles Ealy - Dallas Morning News
starstarstar Desson Howe - Washington Post
starstarstar Ken Fox - TV Guide

“Tumbleweeds is one of those wonderful, deeply personal pictures that pop up every now and then to lift your spirits”

- Kevin Thomas

“A much rougher film than [Anywhere But Here]; the humor is cruder, the script isn’t nearly as sharp and [director Gavin] O’Connor doesn’t quite know when to stop”

- Ken Fox

Tumbleweeds
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A free-spirited mother from North Carolina heads to Southern California with her daughter after yet another failed relationship. Janet McTeer, Kimberly Brown, Gavin O'Connor, Jay O. Sanders, Lois Smith, Laurel Holloman, Michael J. Pollard, Noah Emmerich, Ashley Buccille, Cody McMains. Director: Gavin O'Connor (1999, PG-13)
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