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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyBetzer’s view of the family’s pathologies goes far beyond troubled nature and lack of nurture to probe haunted American landscapes. Violence and tenderness, piety and crime unite in a terrifying tangle of stunted emotions.
- 70Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlEven in its longueurs Young Bodies yields beauty and surprise, and there are inklings of some grand conception, even among scenes that feel haphazardly chosen.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldSome of the deadpan moments and more fraught exchanges don’t really come off. But all in all, it’s one curious, and furious, escapade.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsBetzer's title suggests a hardy spirit and the resilience of childhood; the story, which unfolds in elliptical but often intriguing chapters, indicates the healing might be a little more complicated and difficult.
- 50Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundIts lack of dramatic specificity places it in a precarious middle ground between exacting character study and ethereal parable.
- 40VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyOne part inspiration to two parts exasperation, Andrew T. Betzer’s debut feature, Young Bodies Heal Quickly, is an initially arresting road trip for some off-the-wall characters that takes its sweet time going nowhere in particular.