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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFunny and disturbing in the best way, the comedy-drama Austin Found captures something beyond its story of a woman’s obsession with making her little daughter a beauty pageant winner.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsLinda Cardellini can play just about anything, with honesty and delicacy, so it's no surprise she makes even a semi-sweet nothing like Austin Found worth a look.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshThe cast is rounded out with likable comedians, but this fable can’t decide if it’s going to be deliciously bad or morally upstanding.
- 50RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAustin Found features a great ensemble cast, but never manages to explore unique territory.
- 40The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe cast is surely capable of sharper comedy, but Will Raee, who directed, doesn’t get everyone on the same page. Ms. Cardellini and Ms. Schaal offer cardboard caricatures, while Mr. Ulrich, among others, plays it mostly straight.
- 25Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithThe conspicuous means by which Will Raee stacks the deck against Leanne, the real victim of this story, is matched only by a moral grandstanding that seeks to condemn rather than understand the character’s decisions.