Review of My Girl (1991) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 15 Nov 1999
Though My Girl seeks to stir large, devastating emotions, Zieff seems afraid to touch on anything too difficult or unpleasant, lest it alienate his audience. The results are curiously gutless and unmoving, as Zieff finds himself stuck with a sentimentality without substance, a poetry without pain.
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This review of My Girl (1991) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 15 Nov 1999.
My Girl has generally received positive reviews.
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