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Metascore
33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganWith rigour and clarity of purpose, actor/director Fran Kranz holds the audience in his hands, probing at the unthinkable and daring to keep the faith.
- 90VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe writing is so deft, and the actors so committed, that by the end you feel you’ve touched the burning core of something real.
- 80The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeIt’s an airless chamber piece, a self-assured gamble that pays off almost instantaneously thanks to the four impeccable performances at its centre, each parent processing, intellectualising and vocalising their anguish in different ways.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyIt's a harrowing watch, but a cathartic one, with each of the four superb principal actors delivering scenes of wrenching release.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEntertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattMass, as maddening as it can be, still feels like an urgent and necessary movie, if not at all an easy one — and an exceptional opportunity too to watch four great character actors, finally called up from the sidelines to center stage, do what they do.
- 75IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichKranz’s direction may not be flashy enough to earn him a spot on Marvel’s shortlist, but the careful balance that he strikes between the movie’s four lead performances reflects a natural confidence behind the camera.
- 75The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangFor a good hour of the film’s running time, Kranz’s restraint is admirable, his script allowing his four superb actors to find and flesh out their characters, so it feels like we’re watching people, not merely a situation. Each of the four manages the changing colors of their monologues.
- 50TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeActor-turned-filmmaker Fran Kranz’s choice of subject matter for his feature debut is certainly timely and provocative, but the emotions are too big and too messily human to fit into the tight box he has constructed to contain them.