"Jackson, who received two Emmys for his portrayal of Luke and Laura Spencer's son on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital," is a young actor to watch. He rivets attention as the grown-up version of Vincent, who has become a guilt-ridden young man with a giant chip on his shoulder." —Amy Carr, Daily Herald
"As two combatants (one aggressive, one relatively passive) who learn they are brothers, Jonathan Jackson and Ryan Merriman are perfection. The movie would have been lucky to have landed either one of them, but director Ulu Grosbard hit pay dirt twice." —Mike Clark, USA Today
"Jonathan Jackson, as the family's older son, has a convincing screen presence." —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times
"As the guilt-ridden older brother, Jonathan Jackson impressively projects sensitivity and idealism." —Jay Carr, The Boston Globe
"The emotional center of the movie falls, almost by default, to Jackson as the older Vincent, who deals convincingly with the strange things fate has in store for him, and to Merriman, a sweet-natured kid from the neighborhood who befriends Beth." —Desson Howe, Washington Post
"The only actor who comes close to matching her is, of all people, young Jonathan Jackson (a daytime TV Emmy winner for a recurring role on "General Hospital"), who plays Vincent at 17 with just the right touch of the unfathomable. It's a performance that reminds us, as this film alternately does and does not, how perplexing and exasperating relationships between people who love each other can be." —Kenneth Turan, LA Times
"Jonathan Jackson (TV’s “General Hospital”) as Vincent. Jackson shows strong potential as a romantic lead." —Emanuel Levy, Variety
"...but the film gets a real jolt from Jonathan Jackson (best known as Luke and Laura's offspring on General Hospital) as the Cappadona's rebellious teenage son Vincent. Rail-thin and cover-boy cute, he gives a star-making performance as the guilt-ridden eldest kid who believes it was his fault his brother vanished. Jackson's the most exciting presence in a family tearjerker since Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People, and the most surprising reason to wade through The Deep End of the Ocean." —Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
"As his damaged older brother, Jonathan Jackson brings such confidence, maturity and self-possession that he seems to belong in another movie." —San Francisco Chronicle
