Looking for Eric four. He said that he was surprised by the break from Loach's previous social realism, although he also said that Cantona was successful in his role. Ebert said that "Steve Evets uses a Manchester accent so thick that many of the English themselves might not be able to understand it. Eric Cantona, who is French, is easier to understand." Ebert had in the past defended Loach's use of Yorkshire dialect in the film "Kes", which prevented the film from attaining a national release in the USA as it was not widely understood. Looking for Eric Looking for Eric is a
Looking for Grace characters depicted are flawed in all sorts of ways, but Brooks's evident sympathy for all of them shines through and the result is an offbeat road movie filled with surprises and revelations." Phillipa Hawker for The Sydney Morning Herald said ""Looking for Grace" is a film of surprising twists and revelations, but it's also a movie that withholds things. It is a work made up of a series of quiet discoveries - some of them involve understanding what it is we cannot know, or coming to terms with what remains mysterious about those close to us." Unicorn Films, Taylor Media