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- Sherrybaby received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 75% of 67 critics gave the film a positive review. The site's consensus is that "Maggie Gyllenhaal delivers [a] riveting performance as a recovering drug addict in a depressing and not entirely believable movie."
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Gyllenhaal shines in gritty, haunting drug drama. Read Common Sense Media's Sherrybaby review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Universal Pictures
- Laurie Collyer
Sep 8, 2006 · A simple tale of one woman's attempts to re-connect with her young daughter, Sherrybaby is elevated from the level of a TV drama by the sheer force of Maggie Gyllenhaal's portrayal. Gyllenhaal's acting is so visceral that it compels attention. As the movie opens, Sherry Swanson (Gyllenhaal) has just been released from prison.
- Laurie Collyer
- R
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
Sep 8, 2006 · Summary Three years after entering prison for robbery as a 19-year-old heroin addict, Sherry Swanson (Gyllenhaal) begins her first day of freedom, clean and sober. A model prisoner who has undergone personal transformation, she immediately sets out to regain custody of her young daughter Alexis.
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- Laurie Collyer
- R
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
Sherrybaby Review. After serving three years in prison, recovering heroin addict Sherry Swanson (Gyllenhaal) returns to her old New Jersey stomping ground. But the world clearly doesn t owe...
Directed by Laurie Collyer. Maggie Gyllenhaal in a top-drawer performance as a hopeful ex-con who is trying to turn her life around. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. Starting all over is a huge challenge to those paroled from prison. The deck seems to be stacked against them.
Jul 23, 2006 · Film. Review: Sherrybaby. The tequila runs through Maggie Gyllenhaal’s veins, but the film unfortunately needs a new tap. by Jason Clark. July 23, 2006. The reason Maggie Gyllenhaal will probably work forever is that for someone so on-sight appealing, she goes out of her way to seem genuinely unappealing.
Showing 18 Critic Reviews. 100. Entertainment Weekly. Maggie Gyllenhaal is such a miracle of an actress that she makes you respond to the innocence of Sherry's desperate, selfish destruction. Read More. By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW. 91. Christian Science Monitor.
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