
Two sisters, 11-year-old Amanda and 16-year-old Laurel, run away from their different foster parents and sleep in model homes and wherever else they can. But when Laurel becomes pregnant. they realize they can't handle this crisis on their own. With nowhere else to turn, they decide to kidnap Elaine, a clerk in a baby-supply store. But Elaine seems to need Manny and Lo just as much as they need her.... (Full plot summary below)
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Two sisters, 11-year-old Amanda and 16-year-old Laurel, run away from their different foster parents and sleep in model homes and wherever else they can. But when Laurel becomes pregnant. they realize they can't handle this crisis on their own. With nowhere else to turn, they decide to kidnap Elaine, a clerk in a baby-supply store. But Elaine seems to need Manny and Lo just as much as they need her.
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| New York TimesJanet MaslinIt's the kind of story that leaves viewers with a warm glow. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne of the pleasures of Manny & Lo is the way that it reveals its characters in sudden, unexpected, defining acts. |
| Philadelphia City PaperCynthia FuchsYes, it's a movie about life cycles. But it's also quirky enough that it avoids getting bogged down in a predictable reaffirmation of the nuclear family. |
| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeAn odd, singular movie full of odd, singular moments. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAn unapologetically small but wholly original movie, warm-hearted but not precious, and possessed of a gently wacky sensibility. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThis indie feature shows a quirky, offeat sensibility by a new director, Lisa Krueger, a talent to watch. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonIts thematic scope stays rather small, and the final third of the movie seems muted and flat. |
| Houston ChronicleJeff MillarIt is a slight enterprise, not always expert in its construction, but it is sweet without being cloying, and it is sentimental in beneficial ways. |
| San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserGrows on you, largely because of the charm of its youngest cast member, Scarlett Johansson. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyThe story settles into a fairly routine feminist fable. |