Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

REVIEW
A charming tale of an orphaned misfit who gets a new lease on life when she discovers that her mother may be a Hollywood star returning home for the first time in 15 years. Ryder's penchant for eccentric characterizations serves her well in her portrayal of Dinky Bossetti, a misanthropic teen whose only friends are the stray animals she keeps on a makeshift ark by the lake. Daniels is Denton Webb, the ex-lover who never got over losing Roxy. The overall warmth and sentimentality of the production make this an unqualified sleeper.