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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposYou want uncomfortable tales of love and woe, then Race You to the Bottom has what you're looking for. And if you believe love is a disease that is meant to send people to screaming, burning hell, then you'll have a laugh riot, a real knee slapper, like 1,000 fart jokes heard all at once.
- 70L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonWatching this interesting, well-acted debut feature from writer-director Russell Brown, one begins to reason that what Nathan and Maggie have in common, besides desire, is a need for a partner who's not completely kind.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasRace You to the Bottom has an ending that is rightly open yet thoroughly satisfying -- as is the entire film.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThese people are so selfish and self-absorbed you may not want to spent even 72 minutes with them.
- 50TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxWhile it does take place over a weekend spent touring Northern California's wine country, writer-director Russell Brown's feature debut isn't exactly a bicurious "Sideways." The characters are less interesting and even less likable, and the only pleasure we can take is in their emotional pain.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAlthough more than a little familiar in its road movie-style romantic banter and bickering, the film is easy to take for a number of reasons, including the witty and frequently caustic dialogue. Modest in its aspirations, "Race You" succeeds by not trying to do too much.
- 40VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyIt's a bad heterosexual date movie (more a date-gone-wrong), has too limited a gay angle for that demographic, and is about characters who are not particularly likable as individuals or as a couple.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSelf-consciously edgy and romantically limp.