emia , ▁" Un str ung ▁Hero es " ▁sports ▁a ▁will ful ▁ecc ent ric ity ▁that ▁almost ▁immediately ▁becomes ▁anno ying . ▁D iane ▁Ke aton ' s ▁debut ▁dram atic ▁feature ▁a ims ▁for ▁a ▁distinct ively ▁off be at ▁tone ▁that ▁never ▁really ▁g els ▁and ▁the ▁movie ' s ▁emot ional ▁power , ▁stem ming ▁from ▁personal ▁growth ▁through ▁family ▁tra ged y , ▁falls ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁goal ▁as ▁well ." ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁review ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Jan et ▁Mas lin ▁called ▁Un str ung ▁Hero es ▁" a ▁warm , ▁surprising , ▁g ently ▁inc and es cent ▁film ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁[ that ] ▁becomes ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁qu ir ky ▁independence ▁and ▁the ▁sust aining ▁powers ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁memory ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁[ it ] ▁also ▁succeed s ▁in ▁becoming ▁very ▁moving ▁without ▁being ▁ma ud lin ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁[ the ] ▁screen play ▁runs ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁gener ically ▁u pl ifting , ▁even ▁bland ; ▁instead , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁sharp ly ▁distinct ive ▁flav or , ▁honest ▁path os ▁and ▁a ▁hint ▁of ▁delight ful ▁household ▁magic . ▁Thomas ▁New man ' s ▁spark ling ▁musical ▁score ▁echo es ▁that ▁bu oy ant ▁tone ." ▁ ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁" has ▁been ▁directed ▁by ▁D iane ▁Ke aton ▁with ▁an ▁unusual ▁combination ▁of ▁sentiment ▁and ▁qu ir ky ▁ecc ent ric ity .