National Catholic Reporter, October 23rd, 1998
One True Thing (Universal) is a mainstream vehicle on an emotionally surefire subject: the cancer-ridden last months of a brave mother. Meryl Streep inhabits the role with such luminous force that she conveys a reserve of unsuspected strength even as she grows more and more physically helpless. Based on Anna Quindlen's best-selling novel, the movie is worth seeing just to catch Streep as Kate Gulden, but it never really transcends its tear-jerker formula. Director Carl Franklin has permitted too much gushy music on the soundtrack, and Karen Croner's screenplay is awkward and often confusing. ...
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