Still, the older performers on hand try to give this bubble-gum programmer some snap, such as Brucr Greenwood as Samantha's sheriff daddy, Michael Rooker as Jasper's farming father and the aforementioned O'Toole, who 25 years earlier was performing in smarter teen trivia (One on One, Smile) than this artless poseur could possibly muster.
Bill deLapp, Syracuse New Times 4/3/00

Although sporting an impressive supporting cast (Annette O'Toole and Bruce Greenwood as Sam's parents; Annie Corley and Michael Rooker as Jasper's folks), TV director Piznarski (Relativity, My So-Called Life) garners nothing but lead out of Sobieski and Klein, both of whom have flourished under better supervision.
Elias Savada, Nitrate Online 4/3/00

Bruce Greenwood has a few heartbreakingly effective scenes as Samantha's father, but hardly enough to rescue this melodramatic effort from failure.
Apollo Guide 3/29/00

Samantha (Leelee Sobieski) is as spirited as a gazelle. Her cute dad (Bruce Greenwood) is the local sheriff.........
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly 3/31/00

Fine young actors of seemingly only a few years ago-Bruce Greenwood, the resident lothario on TV's "St. Elsewhere"; Annette O'Toole, the scheming teen beauty hopeful in "Smile"; Michael Rooker, the chilling mass murderer in "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer"-have matured into on-screen parents.
Stan Urankar, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland 3/26/00

The film's supporting cast Michael Rooker, Annette O'Toole, and Bruce Greenwood are a lot better actors than the wooden country town people here.
Jon Popick, @NZone Entertainment Magazine 3/26/00

A fine supporting cast of adults, including Annie Corley, Michael Rooker, Annette O'Toole and Bruce Greenwood, keep the younger performers on their toes.
Bob Bloom IMDb 3/26/00

Adding validity to the project, Sobieski, Klein, and Hartnett are a strong thespian team, and are aided by earnest supporting roles from the likes of Annette O'Toole and Bruce Greenwood (as Sam's parents), Elaine Hendrix (as Sam's older sister), and Annie Corley (as Jasper's mother).
Dustin Putman IMDb 3/26/00

It's largely the cast's efforts, including gritty support work from veterans Bruce Greenwood, Michael Rooker, Annie Corley, and Annette O'Toole, that finally force this film to deliver something genuine.
Tom Keogh, film.com 3/25/00

Greenwood gets to play a scene where he weeps uncontrollably over his daughter's fate. It's one of the movie's few moving moments, but this is probably because Greenwood has had practice. This is the third film in which he has portrayed a bereft parent (the other two being Atom Egoyan's masterpieces, Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter).
James Berardinelli colossus.net 3/25/00

Sam's dad (Bruce Greenwood), who is also conveniently the local sheriff, broods about his daughter's growing involvement with an outsider.
Lesley Jacobs, ShowBIZ Data 3/25/00

Bruce Greenwood and Michael Rooker, who play Kelley and Jasper's fathers, are actors with presences strong enough to make their roles seem more full-bodied than they are.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 3/25/00

When they are finally discovered, Jasper is heartbroken and angry, while Sam's father (Bruce Greenwood) froths furious.
Screen-It 3/25/00

The adult contingent, comprising little more than window dressing, includes Michael Rooker, Bruce Greenwood, Annette O'Toole and Stuart Wilson.
Jounal Now 3/25/00

Here On Earth comes with a subtext, however, and it gives the movie a more tender tone than most teen love tales. It's also helped by a solid cast that includes Michael Rooker and Bruce Greenwood as sensible and loving fathers and Annie Corley as a wise mom.
Ottawa Citizen 3/24/00

A couple of excellent actors, Bruce Greenwood and Michael Rooker, are among the token adults but they don't get a whole lot to do.
Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 3/24/00

The most impressive acting here comes from the adult supporting cast (including Bruce Greenwood, Annette O'Toole, Michael Rooker, and Annie Corley) who make the most of their roles as concerned, "I am a plot point" parents.
Mr. Showbiz 3/24/00

Bruce Greenwood, for instance, must here go through much catch-in- the-throat melodramatic excess as Sam's father--a fate that seems especially cruel when one remembers the true pain of troubled parenthood he was able to convey in Atom Egoyan's incomparably superior "The Sweet Hereafter."
Dr. Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion 3/24/00

The cast is filled with other winning actors: Klein and Hartnett, and Bruce Greenwood and the undervalued Annette O'Toole as Samantha's parents.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times, 3/24/00

Bruce Greenwood and Michael Rooker provide the morally righteous, blue-collar support.
Dave Kehr, New York CitySearch, 3/24/00

Bruce Greenwood (The Sweet Hereafter) adds a couple touching moments as well, as Samantha's loving, salt-of-the-earth pop.
Kasia Anderson, Reel.com, 3/24/00

Greenwood plays both stock roles of the town sheriff and the grieving dad to a T, ...
James Brundage, filmcritic.com 3/19/00

On the sidelines playing responsible adults are Bruce Greenwood and Annette O'Toole as Samantha's parents....
Hollywood Reporter 3/18/00