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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThink Vampire’s Kiss on a DIY scale, with motels and basement rec rooms in place of brownstones and nightclubs and a bladed Power Glove in place of plastic fangs. That’s Buzzard in a nutshell.
- 80The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasAs Marty continues to run scams, the laughs continue unabated, but the dread only deepens, because we realize he’s a creature of need, capable of anything but empathy. And he’s been pushed to the precipice.
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfBuzzard is both deeply unfun and something you can’t take your eyes off. It gets our edge of recommendation because there’s real focus to it: Marty’s ambitions are so low (his life seems to climax while wolfing down a $20 plate of spaghetti in a hotel room) that you truly fear for the future. Meet the new slacker.
- 75Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianSlant MagazineElise NakhnikianThis is a study of a man who's hard to like, harder to dismiss, and impossible to pigeonhole.
- 70VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibGiving not an inch to any sort of readable moral paradigm, this third installment in Potrykus’ Grand Rapids-set animal trilogy (including his 2010 short “Coyote” and his 2012 feature “Ape”) proves as fascinating as it is off-putting.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA chilly allegory whose antihero is both compelling and repulsive.
- 70Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamPotrykus and Burge make this transformation — from funny, oddball character study to darker portrayal of desperation — more naturally than it seems should be possible.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThink of Marty as an R-rated Napoleon Dynamite — foul-mouthed, irritating, irritable, self-absorbed and clueless. He’s also a bit dangerous, the personification of the bird that gives his filmed story its title — Buzzard.