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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasBrave and admirable for the trust that it puts in a viewer's intuition and willingness in going along with it right through to its rewarding finish.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovOne glance at the cast should be enough of a recommendation for any film lover -- it's Winger's first time on the screen in seven years, and Howard deserves a nod or two if only for getting his wife back in front of the camera where she so clearly belongs.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt's an impressive movie, pointing to Howard as a promising new director.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaToo long (and it sure ain't taut), but it brims with passion.
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobeIt's messy, but in the end satisfying, a film worth making, a journey worth taking.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThere's a sass and bite to Winger's acting, a grinning intelligence, unabashed sexiness and total immersion that make her one of the movies' few hipster female stars.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumHoward luxuriates in writerly misery as Barlow, and the participation of the filmmaker's real-life wife, Debra Winger, as Barlow's ex gives the scenes between the two of them an unfakeable erotic charge.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe cast is so oddly interesting you wish you could see them doing something less wasteful
- 40SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinI don't know if Howard had fun directing, writing, and starring in this thing; but he had to have gotten more masochistic pleasure out of it than the audience does.
- 30The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe junk-shop surrealism ultimately gets the better of everyone's good intentions.