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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Miami HeraldPeter DebrugeMiami HeraldPeter DebrugeSmile feels like one man's answer to movies increasingly overloaded with sex and violence.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenCauses don't get much worthier, and Smile is a labor of love, a portion of the film's proceeds earmarked for the humanitarian group.
- 50L.A. WeeklyJon StricklandL.A. WeeklyJon StricklandIf the dialectics here are strictly Hallmark, the film is lifted by some nice location work - all of the Chinese scenes are shot around Shanghai - and deepened somewhat by the bleak depiction of the emotional lives of Katie, her family and her friends.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoOverall, it's pretty elementary stuff, along the lines of a Disney Channel TV movie. It's uplifting, and it's in a good cause.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangWell-meaning but dramatically lopsided tearjerker bogs down in generic teen angst and domestic squabbling.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSmile is like a dose of cod liver oil: It may be good for you, but it's no fun.