This is how you go patriotic without hokeyness! (redbookmag.com)
Frequency's concept was mildly intriguing in theaters, and it's mildly intriguing now, even with an extra layer or two of mushy TV - style goop on top of the story's basic hokeyness. (metacritic.com)
There's the occasional hokeyness; I could have done without the early scene of Max acting out a fantasy scenario where Spider - Man brings him a birthday cake, and the villainous Dr. Kafka was more than a little over-the-top for my taste. (thefilmyap.com)