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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterA grand story of redemption, laced with barbecued wit and slopped with intrigue, Chrystal is a high heaping of brilliant storytelling.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanOne of those movies that sticks to your mind like a briar to wool slacks. It has no revelations, no high drama, no heartbreaking tragedy. What it does have is bone-deep honesty, and that's enough for once.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustChrystal unravels a bit toward the end as it becomes more fable-like, but the performances make it worthwhile.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyRespectable piece of work is reasonably involving if not compelling.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanAustin ChronicleMarrit IngmanEven at its most contrived, the filmmakers believe in this project so passionately that its atmosphere seems absolutely real.
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatDark and quiet is the tone from start to finish.
- 60L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasMcKinnon's direction is nothing if not atmospheric -- his best scenes unfold with a pungent languor that suggests the power of the backwoods to turn hours into days and days into years. If only the sum total were a movie more "In the Bedroom" than it is everything-but-the-kitchen-sink.
- 60The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayIf the people in Chrystal are intended to be authentic, why do none of them look like they've ever seen the inside of a Wal-Mart?