68
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlSchimberg, in this debut, demonstrates rare assuredness in shooting and staging scenes, coaxing unexpected but true-feeling flourishes from his cast of mostly amateurs blessed with extraordinary faces.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldRather than distressed retro photography, or Guy Maddin mash-up fantasias, the movie’s often deadpan episodes feel like something out of one-act theater
- 63Slant MagazineAlan JonesSlant MagazineAlan JonesThe end result is a bit like a beautiful diorama, in which the people share a common purpose with the furniture: to fill space and look nice.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThis film neither really embraces the mechanics of primitive cinema nor creates a coherent syntax of its own.