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22
Viewer score based on 49 votes.

Critic Score

57
Critics' score based on 5 reviews.
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funny all the way through

September 19,2011
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That tension between silly comedy and poignant drama could have been dicey, but Stebbings and Harrelson maintain just the right balance between the two.Full Review

Pam Grady
Boxoffice Magazine

Harrelson shines, particularly in framing scenes with Sandra Oh as a tactful court psychiatrist.Full Review

Dennis Harvey
Variety

For all its aspirations, the film never meshes into something cohesive or substantial. Its naive earnestness has its charms, but like its title character, Defendor never takes flight.Full Review

Los Angeles Times

For all its aspirations, the film never meshes into something cohesive or substantial. Its naive earnestness has its charms, but like its title character, Defendor never takes flight.Full Review

Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Times

Saving the day is Harrelson's low-key, rooted performance, adding an unexpected layer of poignancy when things take a decidedly darker turn.Full Review

Michael Rechtshaffen
The Hollywood Reporter
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