Just the type of small film that, if given a chance to be seen by audiences, could become somewhat of a hit for grownups ala "Sideways" or "The Squid and the Whale."
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Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's like the Sixties never happened, or maybe happened too much.
A slow starter. But what appears to be the cliched "uptight nerd liberated by flighty sprite" tale--done better in films from "Bringing Up Baby" to "Barefoot in the Park"--evolves into something deeper, darker, more resonant.
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VarietyJoe Leydon
VarietyJoe Leydon
Its low-key charms are considerable enough to engage venturesome ticketbuyers.
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San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
Has an impressive cast and captures some of that era's fuzzy rebelliousness and humanism, but taken on its own the picture is finally thin stuff.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
Jeremy Strong's minimalist performance in the lead role makes for an unconvincing character arc--he seems almost as ill-at-ease and dispirited by the end of the film as he does at the beginning.
These characters are fully alive. But the movie attaches them to a conventional, not to say creaky, hip-meets-square drama.
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
Not a moment rings true in this sentimental drama.
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New York PostKyle Smith
New York PostKyle Smith
The entire script, which boils down to a hopelessly embarrassing lesson about "this beautiful place that can make people live again," seems to have been written within arm's reach of a bong.