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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoWho needs a big budget when you have a quirky script, an energetic cast and a soundtrack that features Union 13, the Blondes, Future Pigeon and Omega Man?
- 60Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallA small, no-budget, seemingly unsophisticated film that creates a minor energy miracle by fueling its running time on pure raffish charm.
- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA slackly paced but modestly diverting trifle, with cameos by recording artists Beck, Beth Orton and Hank Williams III to elevate the hipper-than-thou quotient.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe script doesn't give the cast much to play aside from vague eccentricity, and movies like this one rise and fall on the vividness of their weirdos.
- Despite a certain loopy charm, the film's appeal ultimately hinges on the musicians.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThis poorly acted, ramshackle tour of the lower echelons of the Los Angeles rock scene has the feel of a largely improvised home movie filmed without retakes, and its sense of humor could only be fully appreciated by struggling musicians.
- 25New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMystifyingly bad given the talent involved, Southlander is an in-jokey, hipster escapade that appears to have been made on a drunken weekend because there was nothing better to do.