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"The filmmakers work close to the bone, finding emotional truth in hard, lonely lives," says the acclaimed critic in this favorable review of Shona Auerbach's 2004 film.

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Web Search powered by YAHOO! Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone and Gerard Butler in "Dear Frankie." Frankie Morrison: Jack McElhone Nell Morrison: Mary Riggans Catriona Murray: Jayd Johnson Miss
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2. Screen It: Parental Review: "Dear Frankie"

Review addresses film content, the cast as role models and offers a parental advisory notice.

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Tell Others About This Page Drama: After years of lying to her son about his father's whereabouts to protect him from the truth about the man, a single mother must figure out what to do when the
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3. FilmThreat.com: Dear Frankie

Positive review of the drama by Ross Williams.

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Running Time: 102 minutes The way the logline read for â€œDear Frankieâ€, I was expecting one of those wacky â€œBritishâ€ romantic-comedies. What I found instead, was a nicely told family drama.

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4. Xiibaro Reviews: Dear Frankie

Under the faA§ade of overly sentimental melodramatics is a surprisingly assured and hopeful rendition of a deaf boyâ€™s story of finding his father. By David Perry.

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Under the faÃ§ade of overly sentimental melodramatics is a surprisingly assured and hopeful rendition of a deaf boyÂ’s story of finding his father. Dear Frankie sounds numbingly obvious, but

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5. Reeling Review of Dear Frankie

"Dear Frankie" is a film that fully engages with the search for a 'champion skimmer' and defines its characters so subtly that they surprise us when they act just the way we've been told they should. By Robin and Laura Clifford.

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Reeling: the Movie Review Show's review of Dear Frankie
Lizzy (Emily Mortimer) and her deaf, 9-and-a-half-year old son Frankie (Jack McElhone) are living a secret life near the docks in Glasgow, Scotland. Jack was told, many years before by his mother,

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6. Flipside Movie Emporium: Dear Frankie Movie Review

At its heart lies a very sweet concept, but one that's easily poked to pieces if you're inclined to do so. Review by Sean O'Connell.

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7. Wolf Entertainment Guide: Dear Frankie

â€sDear Frankieâ€t is one of the most satisfying films thus far in 2005.

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8. DVD Review: Dear Frankie

By keeping away from big emotional moments, sappy ballads on the soundtrack and other such genre staples, "Dear Frankie" actually steers away from the kind of tearjerker train wreck that it could have easily become.

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JUMP TO AN AREA OF THE REVIEW: [ Jump to : Image Review | | Back To A Guide To Current DVD | ] A moving and well-acted little tale, "Dear Frankie" focus on Frankie Morrison (Jack McElhone), a deaf
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9. Dear Frankie

This slice of life drama still leaves open the ethical question of lying to your child as a way of showing you're a caring mom. By Dennis Schwartz.

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Shona Auerbach; screenwriter: Andrea Gibb; cinematographer: Shona editor: Oral Norrie Ottey; music: Alex Heffes; cast: Emily Mortimer Gerard Butler (The Stranger), Sharon Small (Marie), Jack
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10. EI Review: Dear Frankie

"Dear Frankie" uses convenient movie contrivance well to tell a textured story populated by real people. The story as a whole may not completely hold up, but the characterizations created have depth and importance. By Jonathan W. Hickman.

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