Metacritic Movie Ratings
Georgia Rule Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  A clunky family-therapy soaper.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  It's an interesting, maddening mess -- not a terrible movie, and by no means a dull one.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Variety

  No offense to either of them, but Georgia Rule suggests an Ingmar Bergman script as directed by Jerry Lewis. The subject matter is grim, the relationships are gnarled, the worldview is bleak, and, at any given moment, you suspect someone's going to be hit with a pie.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Georgia Rule oscillates clumsily from shock to slapstick to schmaltz. The result of these big tonal swings is a cinematic strikeout.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  Proves to be more prone to malfunction than dysfunction.

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• 25

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  It tries to pass itself off as a film about feistiness, forgiveness and the bonds of motherhood. Instead, it deals lightly and inappropriately with promiscuity, alcoholism, drug abuse, grief and child molestation. Georgia Rule doesn't make you feel good; it makes you queasy.

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• 0

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Certain words should be reserved for special occasions. "Abysmal" is one of them, and Georgia Rule is as special as such occasions get.

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