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Washington Post
The biggest problem, then, is the characters who populate the film. For the most part, they're one-dimensional caricatures. Full Review
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
Backwards - its title referring to the wisdom that life is lived forward but understood backward - has no forward propulsion. Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
As her boss and boyfriend, an impressively good-natured James Van Der Beek adds a professional sheen to what otherwise feels like a vanity affair. Full Review
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
It's simple stuff, but it works. Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times
Pairing a dull romance with an even duller sport (at least as represented here), this cliché-ridden vanity project is more suited to the ABC Family channel than to the inside of a movie theater. Full Review
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