... ultimately, it is about the primacy of family and friends, and how decency begets decency.

Around [Felicity Huffman's] bold performance shelter cardboard cut-outs.

It's a very likeable film. With a big heart, good intentions and a sharp eye for social absurdities, it can hardly be anything else.

The entire tone of the film takes on a kind of patronizing view of Bree that is consistently frustrating at best and deeply offensive at worst.