Sundance. Dedication.

"A man nasty to others by intent makes it very difficult for a young woman to come to like him, and the same goes for the viewer in Dedication," writes Variety's Todd McCarthy.

But the Hollywood Reporter's James Greenberg finds it "an old-fashioned love story charmingly told by first time director Justin Theroux. Although it sometimes strains for the quirky, film is buoyed by winning performances by Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore. This one could really catch on as a date destination for the indie crowd."

Tom Hall: "The movie is stylish and terrific, with uniformly wonderful performances and Theroux shows some serious chops as a director (with great musical tastes)."

Quint at AICN: "Crudup is great in this. In fact, everybody is great in this, but the film rests on Crudup's shoulders."

The Reeler interviews Theroux.

Picked up by TWC and First Look (Variety).

Coverage of the coverage: The Park City Index.

Posted by dwhudson at January 31, 2007 8:23 AM