It’s rare to see a film directed by a woman who knows more about men than they themselves do. With Handsome Harry, the widely respected independent filmmaker Bette Gordon has hit a bull’s eye.
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New York PostKyle Smith
New York PostKyle Smith
The story quietly builds to a rueful and fraught climax in which Campbell Scott does his usual exceptional work
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Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Handsome Harry has some shakily staged scenes and erratic acting, but it also has wonderful moments.
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New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Though there's too much movie-style self-deception, Sheridan is excellent, and his scenes with the consistently engaging, criminally underemployed Campbell Scott are subtle and serene.
Beginning promisingly enough, "Handsome" soon turns monotonously angst-ridden, with all humor and personality falling by the wayside.
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Village VoiceMelissa Anderson
Village VoiceMelissa Anderson
As in the films that precede it, the mysteries--and terrors--of desire also propel Handsome Harry, which reunites Gordon with Luminous Motion's Jamey Sheridan, here in the title role.
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The Hollywood ReporterLuke Sader
The Hollywood ReporterLuke Sader
A slight story with little action, this rueful dissection of male bonding builds to an undeniably emotional last act.
Harry’s haunted by his own identity crisis, but that breakdown translates into nothing but smeary, slo-mo flashbacks. Forget about insight into the macho mind-set.