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A.O. Scott, New York Times: Earnest and tentative even when it aims to shock. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: It is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental, and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients. Read more
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly: Preposterous and tedious, Sonny is spiked with unintentional laughter that, unfortunately, occurs too infrequently to make the film even a guilty pleasure. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: Actors generally make good actor's directors, but Sonny is a mixed bag in that department. Read more
Michael Agger, Slate: Nicolas Cage isn't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray, and this movie won't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career. Read more
Lisa Nesselson, Variety: Cage makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera. Read more
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Amid the cliche and foreshadowing, Cage manages a degree of casual realism ... that is routinely dynamited by Blethyn. Read more