Critic Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
There's a relaxed, unforced, melancholy sweetness and swing to this modest iteration of the "Big Chill/Return of the Secaucus 7" formula, a pleasing directorial debut for screenwriter Jamie Linden (We Are Marshall).
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80
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New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
In Linden's assured hands, each character gets just enough time to contribute to the greater whole. They're all recognizable, not as clichés or stereotypes but as realistic individuals.
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75
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San Francisco Chronicle Amy Biancolli
When the screenplay sticks to the tricky business of living - trying, then screwing up, then stumbling forward anyway - it hits its mark with confidence, and the big ensemble cast responds with tight little performances of affecting vulnerability.
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75
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Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
10 Years doesn't completely avoid the road-not-taken theme. It does, however, neatly navigate around many of the potholes, finding a novel and nuanced approach to addressing the ways that our mistakes make us better, wiser and more human.
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70
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Arizona Republic Bill Goodykoontz
A surprisingly enjoyable movie.
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60
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The Hollywood Reporter
Jamie Linden's minor-key serio-comedy pulls us in eventually, delivering its share of poignant insights and melancholy reflections, even if it does all feel a tad familiar.
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60
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Los Angeles Times Gary Goldstein
The largely engaging class-reunion dramedy 10 Years allows audiences to pretend they went to high school with the likes of Channing Tatum, Justin Long, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Mackie and Kate Mara.
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60
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Movieline
So it's too bad 10 Years isn't, you know, funny.
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50
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New York Post
Overall, though, the stakes are pretty low for this likable, tipsy crowd. Maybe I'm just too steeped in the underdog lore of "Freaks and Geeks" and "Awkward," but is there anything less narratively interesting than a high school reunion that focuses exclusively on the beautiful and popular crowd?
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50
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Boston Globe Wesley Morris
An inconsequential high-school-reunion comedy that gets better when it stops trying to make you laugh.
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Slant Magazine
If nothing else, 10 Years is hip to the fleeting, fundamental joys of revisiting one's youth.
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