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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasaAn ambitious ensemble piece in which every actor is able to shine and every character is a master of the well-turned phrase.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHere is an unsuccessful movie with some surprisingly successful scenes. It has moments when it is electrifying and passages where it slows to a walk.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAbove all, it loves its characters and the actors who play them. A fearless, talented filmmaking auteur working on a limited budget, Mr. Lipsky insists on doing it his way and letting the chips fall where they may. More power to him.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceA film more satisfying in occasional isolated moments than as a coherent dramatic entity.
- 50Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesJeff Lipsky invests this indie drama with admirable intelligence and insight, though these fine qualities are undermined by a sense of writerly artifice.
- 50Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThere are scenes here and there that are worthy, but many that aren't. Lipsky tries to use dialogue to cover up weaknesses in other areas - such as why these people behave the way they do. Some of the movie is inviting, some of it off-putting.
- 40Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesDespite a few moments of surprising insight, Twelve Thirty comes off as more mechanistic than organic; it's composed rather than truly lived.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA wildly misanthropic and overlong black comedy.