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By Jennifer P (568) on 05 Apr 2009

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the writing, directing, and producing duo whose first film, [i]Half-Nelson[/i], a character study of an inner city…

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By Ben Mankiewicz (74) for At the Movies (175) on 05 Apr 2009

Fleck and Boden are clearly storytellers…

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By Ylka R (2) on 04 Apr 2009

Loved it. It's about the near slave system of MLB in the DR, and tells the story of one player who makes it to the minor leagues in Iowa…

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By Emily S (662) on 03 Apr 2009

Beautiful film about what happens to the boys that DON'T make the big leagues…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 03 Apr 2009

This is one of my favorite movies of the year so far…

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By Abbie A (13) on 02 Apr 2009

This is one of my very first movies that I was a part of!!! I still have not seen it yet, the life of an actor…

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By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 02 Apr 2009

An often engaging drama that tackles provocative issues, but, without a sensitive and intelligent screenplay, it ultimately fails to be truly…

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By Pete Hammond (936) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 02 Apr 2009

A striking document of an immigrant's journey, in some ways reminiscent of Elia Kazan's Oscar nominated 1963 film, America, America…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 02 Apr 2009

Algenis Perez Soto was a baseball player in real life, which helps to explain his sensitive, understated performance as Sugar…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 02 Apr 2009

A thoughtful drama about guys who have a moment in the big time before returning home to an odd reflected glory…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 01 Apr 2009

As good as it is because of the care and skill writer-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck bring to it, gifts that were visible in their first…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 01 Apr 2009

A movie in search of the yearning for even the smallest American dream…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 01 Apr 2009

Quiet, deliberate and naturalistic...refreshingly truthful, especially for a picture about sports…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 01 Apr 2009

The most remarkable thing Sugar does is give American viewers a sense of how our country must seem to a newly arrived immigrant, without caricaturing…

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By Armond White (604) for New York Press (561) on 31 Mar 2009

Such indie banality -- linked to liberal message-mongering -- proves Fleck-Boden go into a slump long before rookie Miguel…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 30 Mar 2009

As inspirational as it is heartbreaking, a moving story about pursuing one's dreams and how one can still find a life for oneself even if those…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for The Screengrab (12) on 30 Mar 2009

The filmmakers' confidently modest helming ... allows events to feel, if not fresh, then at least real…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 23 Mar 2009

The gifted team behind Half Neslon has now made another compelling and honest film that's emotionally effective as a sports saga as well as…

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By Lewis Beale (134) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 23 Mar 2009

Fictionalized tale of a Dominican baseball player trying to make it in the States is also a wonderfully observant film about acculturation…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 23 Feb 2009

The sweet title character just might prompt American audiences to call for an open door policy to all immigrants who want to live in America…

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