With the devout collaboration of the cast, Williams blurs the boundary between experience and storytelling as if the distinction were not only irrelevant but presumptuous.
90
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
The movie is as eloquently uninflected and filled with quirks as its star.
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
One of the truest films I've seen about the ebb and flow of a real relationship.
For all its narrative glitches and its homemade quality, Thirteen evokes the rhythm, texture and tone of Nina's world in a way that a more carefully scripted film never could.
75
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
The acting is amateurish at times, but always convincing.
63
New York PostHannah Brown
New York PostHannah Brown
Watching Thirteen is like spending an hour and a half with a poker-faced teen who's obviously unhappy but refuses to talk about what's wrong.
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
This quietly gripping film is both universal and particular.