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By Nathanael Hood (305) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 28 May 2016

John Goldschmidt's Dough is a film of great warmth, lofty intentions and mediocre screenwriting…

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By Barbara Vancheri (51) for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (258) on 25 May 2016

The tone is a bit all over the place, but the leads develop a nice rapport, subtle yet crucial messages about working and living in harmony…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 24 May 2016

Tastes awfully stale...those with a high tolerance for 'nice' movies will happily roll with this Dough…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 11 May 2016

Director John Goldschmidt, earning his first credit in nearly three decades, pounds the script's message hard, though Pryce and Holder occasionally…

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By Katie Rife (451) for AV Club (2,778) on 04 May 2016

Dough makes smoking pot seem about as edgy as falling asleep in front of the TV…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 03 May 2016

I cannot think of a single sentence, plot development or performance in Dough that made me do a double-take, and I usually count predictability…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 03 May 2016

Fortunately, the terrific lead performances by Jonathan Pryce and newcomer Jerome Holder are enough to help Dough rise above its formulaic…

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By Robert Horton (590) for HeraldNet (Everett, WA) (288) on 28 Apr 2016

There's way too much sugar in the recipe, in other words - for my metabolism, anyway…

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By Andy Crump (279) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 28 Apr 2016

It's plenty warm, it's frequently funny, and it's loaded with charming performances, in particular Pryce and Holder, who vibe very well despite…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 28 Apr 2016

Pryce and Holder have a nice mismatched father-son vibe as the curmudgeonly baking whiz and rascal apprentice, respectively, and Davis is fun…

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By Tom Keogh (466) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 28 Apr 2016

Though Dough is often in danger of running off the rails with improbable and unnecessary plot twists, it is always essentially entertaining…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 28 Apr 2016

A dramedy about an oddball friendship that surprises an Orthodox Jewish baker and his employee, a young African Muslim…

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By Tirdad Derakhshani (358) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 28 Apr 2016

Dough's formulaic structure is made up for by the dynamic chemistry between its leads…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 27 Apr 2016

The challah may be extra special, but the humor found in John Goldschmidt's direction and the conventional script by Yehudah Jez Freedman and…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 27 Apr 2016

It’s competently made but boring — and desperate…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 27 Apr 2016

Goldschmidt's low-key delight is tied more to tradition and culture than religion, but it's a sweet peace accord between observant Jews and…

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By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 27 Apr 2016

This is the stuff of sheer sitcom, yet Goldschmidt makes Dough a half-baked comedy that avoids going to the zany, crisply edited level of nuttiness…

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By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 26 Apr 2016

The whole film seems to be aimed at people who think Carol Burnett reruns are a little too racy…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 26 Apr 2016

Jonathan Pryce is always great, but Jerome Holder is a real find, displaying a charisma reminiscent of the similarly unknown John Boyega in…

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By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 26 Apr 2016

Dough is fun, a sweet-natured confection with a hopeful message about unity that is well-suited for our socially complex, divided times…

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