An on-the-nose though cathartically emotional melodrama giving Mira Sorvino her most substantial bigscreen role in years and featuring a head-turning performance by Barry Pepper.

Like Dandelion Dust is a well-acted, earnest film about adoptive parents' worst nightmare, dealing sympathetically with all parties in a lose-lose situation.

For those who like this genre of film, this one executes the formula very well.

Between Hallmark and reality, Like Dandelion Dust almost always manages to convey reality.