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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerIt’s an ode to self-discovery and acceptance that’s as funny as it is sweet.
- 80Village VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimVillage VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimKeep the Change, despite David’s knack for making offensive jokes, is a charming, sensitive picture that embraces the characters as they are, without mocking them.
- 80The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyKeep the Change is not a seamlessly crafted movie, but it’s awfully tenderhearted and thoroughly disarming. It deserves to be widely seen.
- 80Arizona RepublicKerry LengelArizona RepublicKerry LengelThis gently humorous, fiercely honest indie film is a step forward in the quest for a move inclusive Hollywood, which seems to one of the themes of the cultural moment. Some may dismiss it as identity politics. But movies like this prove that it’s about broadening our scope and deepening our understanding.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersThis is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
- 75Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithWith a surprisingly compassionate eye, the film susses out the comic and tragic elements borne from the daily struggle of living with autism.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleWhen the movie starts, its main characters seem outside the norm, unusual, “wierdos,” in the description of David himself. By its end, you see nothing at all of that; they’re just people.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeKeep the Change acknowledges that people with disabilities can sometimes be largely responsible for the biggest problems they face, just like the rest of us — and it doesn't need to be Pollyannaish to believe those problems are solvable.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger Moore“Change” finds humanity, a sweet moment or two (rare) and some good-natured laughs at the misperceptions and misunderstandings that occur when on-the-spectrum meets off-the-spectrum, and even among people all on the same wavelength.
- 63Washington PostMark JenkinsWashington PostMark JenkinsAutism aside, writer-director Rachel Israel’s debut film is a fairly typical, low-budget New York romance, complete with an excursion to Coney Island. What distinguishes it are Israel’s empathetic characterizations — she’s known Polansky for 15 years — and the winning performances, not only by the leads but also by the supporting players.