 The film appeared on several US critics' top ten lists of 2007; it was third on the list by "Newsweek"'s David Ansen, seventh on the list by "The Oregonian"'s Marc Mohan, and ninth on the list by "Los Angeles Times" Kevin Crust.In Britain, director Gillies Mackinnon rated the film the best of the year and David M. Thompson, critic and film-maker, rated it third.The film was ranked fourteenth in "The Guardian"s list of 2007's Best Films and fifteenth in "Empire's" Movies of the Year.