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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: For all the heartfelt emotion behind it, the movie plays out like your basic after-school special: no surprises, no suspense. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: There are some powerful moments (such as Elisabeth Shue, as Gracie's mother, giving a touching, unexpected speech about how she doesn't share her family's competitive spirit), and by its end Gracie earns its cheers. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Gracie does hold you, in its oversimplified and sentimental way, and it deals with a real issue in semi-real fashion -- half-Hollywood, half-actual life, or something like it. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: The genuine sense of loss and nicely observed family details don't stand a chance against the generic buildup to the big game. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: There's nothing startling about Gracie per se, but it manages to do formula without becoming too formulaic, be a feel-good flick without being feel-good gooey. Read more
Scott Tobias, AV Club: There's a reason the underdog sports formula is followed over and over: When it's executed as skillfully as it is here, the damned thing works every time. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: It would be easy to dismiss this drama about a high school girl who goes out for the boys' soccer team as something we've all seen before. But that would be ignoring the movie's plucky appeal. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Does Gracie work as a movie? Just close enough, and closer still for a young soccer player who may already know her sports movie cliches but also recognizes when they touch on something once and truly felt. Read more
Lael Loewenstein, Los Angeles Times: With so much invested in this film, Gracie represents the culmination of a family dream, so you can't really blame it for wearing its heart on its sleeve. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Gracie, a tale about a teen girl blazing trails in soccer, is worthy, but it's also formulaic to a fault. Read more
Michael Booth, Denver Post: A truly winning American soccer movie has yet to be made, but Gracie is good enough to play for a tie. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: All the film's good intentions are still somewhat undercut by its corn content. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Why is Gracie as processed as an after-school special? You miss the knockabout edge of Bend It Like Beckham -- though the ending, in its Pavlovian sports-flick way, pumps you up. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: She shoots, Gracie scores. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: Who could possibly be interested in a movie about decent, recognizably human creatures dealing with believable problems and discovering within themselves the capacity to be better people? Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Meant to be a thrilling inspiration, it only feels a little like a teacher-recommended Afterschool Special. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: A nicely confident Schroeder strides though the movie as if it's a masterpiece, and Mulroney is equally charismatic. But they can't quite save Gracie from feeling like a vanity project. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: It's puzzling to watch someone present her own life in terms of cliche. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Gracie is an engaging sports drama about a girl, a soccer ball and a family lost in grief. Read more
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: [Director] Guggenheim doesn't bring much visual style to the game. But he brings heart (and some Bruce Springsteen on the soundtrack) to the story of a lost Jersey girl redeemed by sport. Yeah, I cried. And cheered. You will too. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Gracie is painless enough and, at times, even enjoyable. But it suffers from an overriding feeling that this would be better positioned as a made-for-TV feature. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Gracie is a gentle, easygoing picture -- it's not exactly dramatically gripping, but somehow, its spirit carries it through. Read more
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: Everyone who made this movie had his or her heart in the right place, even though they got so much wrong. Read more
Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times: It's a sweet and uplifting film, and though quite predictable, gives us a family drama that showcases simple truths about overcoming seemingly impossible odds and leaves you with a warm and very satisfying feeling deep down. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: [Actress Schroeder] gives Gracie a credibly rugged edge, building her into a mini-tower of blond ambition and almost rescuing the role from cliche. Almost, but not quite, not when burdened with a script so proudly rooted in uplift's trite traditions. Read more
Malene Arpe, Toronto Star: Ends up more like a middling after-school special than an insightful look at family dynamics. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: It's too bad that Gracie's story seems bent on staying on the surface of such familiar turf, rather than digging deeper to reveal what propels her. Read more
Joe Leydon, Variety: Only auds not exposed to similar inspirational sports scenarios will doubt for a second that she'll eventually succeed. Read more
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: Firing on all formulaic cylinders, Gracie is heavy with tidy meaning and mealy morality. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Heavy on hokum but easy to like, thanks to the spunky Schroeder. Read more