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But Steve Beard (Thunderstruck) raves, "With a touch of the Americana images that would make Norman Rockwell dance a jig, Heart and Soul is a pageantry of gutsy and creative men and women who make this country such a unique place."

Mainstream critics aren't sure what to make of such an unusual film. But I recommend you hurry out and support it while it's in theatres, so Disney gets the message that unique, interesting, hand-crafted movies for the family are important to us.

Reviewing the cinematic collage of American stories titled America's Heart and Soul, Gene Edward Veith (World) asks, "What is distinctly American that binds all of these differences into a union? We see America's heart, the warm-and-fuzzy emotionalism. But what is its soul, the essence of the American ideal? England has its eccentrics; Australians love freedom; Poles are religious; India is multi-cultural. What is the heart and soul of America, as such? This movie could use some conflict. It is all sweetness, light, and harmony, even though we know today that our country is bitterly divided."

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