Critic Reviews

• Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

  A formulaic indie road drama.

• Ben Lyons, At the Movies

  The problem with the film is that it is depressing for no real reason.

• Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

  It is a brooding, heavy story that has moments of visual beauty, but is ultimately imbued with a permanent glumness.

• Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

  The good news for Carey is that she gets to prove she's a pretty decent actress after all. The bad news, of course, is that she's done it in a movie no one has any other reason to see.

• , New York Post

  Two brothers slowly make their way from New Mexico back to their home in Tennessee in a watery indie drama.

• Rafer Guzman, Newsday

  As a Texas waitress, Carey is convincing -- more so than the film itself.

• Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze

  Mariah Carey is more than just the big star in this small story. She's the warm, charismatic, deliciously down home presence that fills the screen with charm to spare, though her character lacks the attention and depth lavished upon the male protagonists.

• Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru

  Has beautiful scenery and brief suspense, but that's not nearly enough to keep you immersed or captivated in the often contrived story or any of its poorly developed characters.

• Clay Cane, BET.com

  So the big question is -- how was Mariah? Surprisingly, Mrs. Cannon was the light in an otherwise morbid and boring film. She had flair, swagger and a convincing Texas accent.

• John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

  Too formulaic to be the sort of low-budget film that garners critical buzz or a cult audience; and too 'indie' to click with the mainstream crowd.

• Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com

  A rewarding and moving small drama with exceptionally fine performances all around.

• Gary Thompson, Philadelphia Daily News

  Tennessee is occasionally a chore to sit through, but it does yield some third-act rewards for patient viewers, as the characters' willingness to sacrifice for the other is suddenly brought into sharp focus.

• Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

  Serving merely formulaic find-yourself melodrama, the film coasts along lackadaisically.

• Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze

  Mariah Carey is more than just the big star in this small story. She's the warm, charismatic, deliciously down home presence that fills the screen with charm to spare, though her character lacks the attention and depth lavished upon the male protagonists.

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