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Moda Magazine (Kage Alan)
Let's face it. How many films out there are about a woman's coming-of-age? "Carrie"? I'm not sure that counts for obvious reasons. Well, I can't think of any and it's either because I'm blocked at the moment or everything else just pales in...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) review at Moda Magazine (Kage Alan)
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Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Demonstrates the debilitating consequences of one or two bad decisions, in this case teen pregnancy and drugs, and how they have consequences that can ruin lives for decades....read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
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The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
As the movie jumps back and forth in time, it displays an impressive cut-and-paste agility, skillfully interweaving humor and drama without tipping over into farce or soap opera....read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
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And in looking at the supporting cast for this film, I find the strongest character was that of Steve Zahn's performances as drew's drug-addicted husband,...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) review at ninth symphony films
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New Times (L.A.) (Robert Wilonsky)
An overlong compendium of Oprah moments meant to move and inspire, even if, by the end, it's too exhausted with itself to offer up a single authentic tear or revelation....read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) review at New Times (L.A.) (Robert Wilonsky)
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by dan on January 23, 2009 Ogden, Utah
This movie could have been a lot worse, but could have also been a lot better. I found the story hard to follow at times.Not one of Drew Barrymore's best movies. ...

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