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Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe cumulative effect is that of watching misspent lives disintegrate before your eyes. Ms. Miller's canny accomplishment is a triumph, giving the material weight and heart. This is one of the finest pictures of the year.
- 90Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternEverything and everyone is observed sharply, succinctly and indelibly.
- 80Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisMiller's strength in her stories and in the film is in her ability to push past ideology and get right down to the nitty-gritty of desire.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyHas the confessional intimacy of a video diary and performances to match, particularly those of Kyra Sedgwick and Parker Posey.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenA drama that's often insightful and occasionally powerful but is still, at heart, a piece of television and not a work of film.
- 60Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraMiller's women share the affliction of scars left by dominating fathers. But the stories lean toward self-importance, and used verbatim in heavy voice-over, they register as a parody of spareness. Posey is the only one who has fun puncturing the solemnity, turning the real surreal in a softer version of her usual attack.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakThe actors navigate tough characters through emotional mayhem with such intense determination it's a shame they're undercut by the intrusive voice-over.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe writing is self-consciously literary in a way that probably worked better on the page.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA hit-and-miss affair, or, to be more precise, a miss (story one), hit (story two) and break even (story three) affair.