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Memorable moments are few and far between.
All Critics (78) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (34) | DVD (3)
The performances are uneven. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/4
The performances are uneven.
Susan Wloszczyna
Imperfect. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4
Imperfect.
Susan Stark
There is a curious absence of development in this film. Jan 1, 2000
There is a curious absence of development in this film.
Tom Keogh
Neither funny, heart-warming nor star-powered enough to motivate the public to turn out in very large numbers. Jan 1, 2000
Neither funny, heart-warming nor star-powered enough to motivate the public to turn out in very large numbers.
Todd McCarthy
Mumford doesn't go very far or deep in detailing our impostor's road to redemption. Jan 1, 2000
Mumford doesn't go very far or deep in detailing our impostor's road to redemption.
Chris Vognar
This pleasant romantic fantasy is slight enough to go straight to cable -- to network, even. Jan 1, 2000
This pleasant romantic fantasy is slight enough to go straight to cable -- to network, even.
Lawrence Kasdan's clever, inventive and endearing ensemble portrait unfolds as a latter-day Frank Capra fable. Jun 8, 2018 | Full Review…
Lawrence Kasdan's clever, inventive and endearing ensemble portrait unfolds as a latter-day Frank Capra fable.
Malcolm Johnson
Great characters, but for older teens and up. Dec 26, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Great characters, but for older teens and up.
Nell Minow
Mumford may look okay on your television some dead afternoon, but it isn't a movie. Aug 25, 2008 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Mumford may look okay on your television some dead afternoon, but it isn't a movie.
Rob Gonsalves
... it ends up being little more than a mellow tour of quirky characters that are better as representatives of different personality types than actual characters we believe in. Jan 15, 2005 | Rating: C
... it ends up being little more than a mellow tour of quirky characters that are better as representatives of different personality types than actual characters we believe in.
Jeffrey Overstreet
Director Lawrence Kasdan's small-town fable beguiles. Nov 7, 2002 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Director Lawrence Kasdan's small-town fable beguiles.
James Rocchi
A film without conviction, about a town full of people with problems without depth, aided by a guru without soul. May 8, 2002 | Rating: D | Full Review…
A film without conviction, about a town full of people with problems without depth, aided by a guru without soul.
Steven D. Greydanus
This quiet charmer of a piece by Lawrence Kasdan posits, like the old Bacherach number suggests, " what the world needs now is love,sweet love". Loren Dean is perfectly cast as the unassuming and sedate soul prepared to hear whatever it is one might have to say ... only who is he exactly? Don't let this underrated bit of old style whimsy pass you by.
Super Reviewer
Mrs. Crisp: What kind of doctor are you? Dr. Mumford: Ph.D. in psychology. Mrs. Crisp: Oh. Not a real doctor. Dr. Mumford: That's right, the fake kind. Here's a funny little comedy involving an easy to get along with shrink, living in a small town filled with a bunch of quirky people who like to talk to him. Loren Dean is Dr. Mumford. You may not have heard that name before, but he's in a bunch of movies, usually in those small character roles that are filled appropriately. The story revolves around Mumford and his patients, how he gets by, and an eventual twist in the story. The film was written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, who among other things, was a screenwriter for two Star Wars films, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and a number of other films usually very character based. The man knows what he is doing. The movie features an ensemble cast that includes the always reliable Jason Lee, Ted Danson, Martin Short, David Paymer, Alfre Woodward, Hope Davis, and Zooey Deschanel. Each of these people all have there own things going on, but they are all entertaining characters. Lee's character for example is a normal guy who created a piece of technology and is now one of the richest guys in the country. But, he's lonely and has his own way of trying to please himself. This whole movie is very simple, but funny, and likable, like the town that they all live in. Skip Skipperton: Do you know how I spend my every single solitary moment? Dr. Mumford: Jerking off? Skip Skipperton: No, that's a good guess though!
A lot better than I thought it would be.
I think this is so adorably cute.
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