wn , ▁saying : ▁" G old ie ▁Ha wn , ▁as ▁the ▁girl ▁next ▁door , ▁has ▁come ▁a ▁long ▁way ▁from ▁her ▁g idd y ▁role ▁in ▁L augh - In ; ▁she ▁is ▁often ▁genu in ely ▁touch ing ." ▁Time ▁pra ised ▁the ▁acting ▁of ▁both ▁Edward ▁Albert ▁and ▁E ile en ▁He ck art : ▁" Ed ward ▁Albert , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁A ctor ▁Edward ▁Albert , ▁is ▁cred itable ▁as ▁the ▁blind ▁boy , ▁and ▁E ile en ▁He ck art ▁is ▁appropri ately ▁h ateful ▁as ▁the ▁mother , ▁although ▁she ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁be ▁convin cing ▁in ▁her ▁transformation . ▁But ▁then ▁nobody ▁could ▁be ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁holds ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 7 % ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁r ated ▁in ▁M ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australia ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁previously ▁r ated ▁P G . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁American ▁Film ▁Institute ▁in ▁these ▁lists : ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 : ▁A FI ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Years ... 1 0 0 ▁Pass ions ▁– ▁N omin ated ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁films ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : American ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁films ▁Category : Col