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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: What does it say about a film when you believe only parts of the journey, yet are moved by the arrival? Read more
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: Under the Same Moon combines all the elements of an old-fashioned tear-jerker with the low-key, low-budget intelligence of a carefully crafted indie film. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Your enjoyment of this picaresque tearjerker may depend on how much you can tolerate its shameless contrivances and didactic social realism, whereby the story exists only to illustrate the plight of illegal aliens. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: Much of the plotting is schematic, and some of the moments meant to tug our heartstrings clearly flow from the melodramatic telenovela form. Yet the scheme transcends itself in surprising ways. Love conquers lots, while the kid conquers the rest. Read more
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: A harmless feel-good movie that tries to tell audiences what it's like to be a victimized immigrant, and mostly winds up telling them what it's like to have their heartstrings yanked, gratuitiously and often. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: An enjoyable story of hope and resilience, buoyed by the performances of Kate del Castillo as Rosario, the mom, and Adrian Alonso as Carlitos, her son. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) is the nightmare Lou Dobbs has when he goes to sleep at night. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: This largely Spanish-language film brings on the waterworks because its core story is undeniably affecting. The whole movie, however, would be more convincing if the elements around that vital core were more multidimensional and less contrived. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Does anybody seriously believe that mother and son will not reunite in the end? It's only a question of how, not if. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Before you can say, 'Wow, that sounds boring,' director Patricia Riggen has smuggled us, with no-bull authority, into the rituals, jokes, and survival games of a culture of half-existence: people who live in two places and nowhere at all. Read more
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com: It's a bit of a guilty pleasure, with its formulas and its sap, but if it can get Lou Dobbs reaching for that Kleenex, it will have done its job. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: A drama of mother-son love that lunges for the heart from its pulsating curtain raiser to its leap-for-joy fade out. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: You may be pleasantly surprised by how affected you are by the small kindnesses the boy finds... And you may be absolutely shocked at how moved you are when finally, gratefully, Carlitos' journey comes to a joyful end. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Director Patricia Riggen's film mostly succeeds, despite a sometimes maudlin story that seems to bring multiple dangers a day to its young hero. Read more
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: [An] overly sentimental drama, which -- although sweetly well-intentioned -- is stereotypical and overwrought. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: It's a warm drama that humanizes Americas current illegal immigration debate even as it sentimentally stacks the deck in favor of the undocumented. Read more
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: A story that's too cute, too corny and too contrived. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The strong final third counterbalances the weaknesses of the first half. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: It has the feel of truth and is a vivid reminder of the hell Mexicans put themselves through to live in the United States, even illegally. Read more
Peter Schilling, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Under the Same Moon, despite some mature themes, is fine family entertainment. It is a crowd pleaser in the best sense of the word, compelling, humorous and profoundly moving. Read more
Nell Minow, Chicago Sun-Times: The magical glow makes it easier to address some heart-rending themes that might be too disturbing if told in a more straightforward manner. Read more
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail: If Under the Same Moon is formula melodrama, the film is well acted and its lead character perceptively drawn. Read more
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star: The performances -- and the movie's sideways glance at the culture of illegal immigrants, including a funny song about Superman ('He has no social security and no green card') -- give the movie its nicely controlled vitality. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Under the Same Moon is a heartfelt story of unquenchable hope, with the plight of illegal immigrants serving as an intriguing and timely backdrop. Read more
Justin Chang, Variety: Manipulative storytelling and overly simplistic handling of a divisive issue. Read more
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: The film's destination feels overdetermined despite its sweetness. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: Thanks to the uncommonly shrewd judgment of screenwriter Ligiah Villalobos and director Patricia Riggen, both newcomers, Under the Same Moon never feels like rank exploitation, even as it steadily aims for the emotional jugular. Read more