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100
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63
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Though Mom is ditzy and, at times, irritating, we come to recognize her as the family's most original creative spirit.Full Review

Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

An uplifting, superbly acted and intelligent family drama.Full Review

Rita Kempley
Washington Post

One True Thing demonstrates that the power of simple things, the transcendent nature of the ordinary, can make for riveting filmmaking.Full Review

Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times

It is the craftsmanship that elevates One True Thing above the level of a soaper.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

When we first see Meryl Streep's happy homemaker in One True Thing, she's a domestic dinosaur circa late '80s, a regular mommy monster. [18 September 1998, p.3E]Full Review

Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
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