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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90ColliderMatt DonatoColliderMatt DonatoMy Dead Friend Zoe opens wounds and douses them in peroxide — the immediate sensation stings, but eventually cleanses and soothes.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeHausmann-Stokes’ message is simple, and his movie is a perfect place to start: Take an interest in our veterans.
- 75IndieWireProma KhoslaIndieWireProma KhoslaIt’s a visceral look at the veteran experience and the kinds of loss we can’t easily describe or process, and the isolation that comes with that.
- 68The Daily BeastAllegra FrankThe Daily BeastAllegra FrankIt’s a film that could easily veer into manipulative territory in lesser hands, but Hausmann Stokes transforms this personal and devastating story into something deeper, sweeter, and funnier than it may initially seem.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe vigilance of the character building doesn’t translate to the narrative. The story at the center of My Dead Friend Zoe — a young woman suffering from PTSD and tasked with caring for her aging grandfather — is oddly unyielding, never relaxing enough to fully engage or move us.