▁the ▁US ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November . ▁It ▁eventually ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 5 , 5 3 9 , 6 5 6 ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁$ 9 , 8 4 3 , 2 5 5 ▁in ▁foreign ▁mark ets , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁world wide ▁box ▁office ▁of ▁$ 2 5 , 3 8 2 , 9 1 1 ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁A . ▁O . ▁Scott ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" mod est , ▁touch ing ▁film " ▁and ▁added , ▁" Many ▁of ▁[ its ] ▁elements ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁seem ▁to ▁promise ▁a ▁stick y ▁bath ▁of ▁sh am eless ▁sentiment ality . ▁But ▁instead , ▁thanks ▁to ▁Jim ▁Sher idan ' s ▁grace ful , ▁sc rup ul ously ▁s inc ere ▁direction ▁and ▁the ▁dry ▁intelligence ▁of ▁his ▁cast , ▁In ▁America ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁pier ce ▁the ▁def enses ▁of ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁most ▁dog matically ▁c yn ical ▁view ers ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁Mr . ▁Sher idan ▁is ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁particular ▁people ▁than ▁in ▁general ▁pl ights , ▁and ▁what ▁ling ers ▁in ▁the ▁mind ▁after ▁you ▁have ▁seen ▁his ▁mov ies ▁is ▁the ▁rough , ▁radi ant ▁individual ity ▁of ▁his ▁characters ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁This ▁movie , ▁from ▁moment ▁to ▁moment , ▁feels ▁small , ▁almost ▁an ec dot al . ▁It ▁is ▁only ▁after ward ▁that , ▁like ▁Mr . ▁Sher idan ' s ▁other ▁films , ▁it ▁starts ▁to ▁grow