| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Townsend |
"...a slight, but amusing and occasionally touching, dark comedy..." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"The problem is that a little of this minimalist kitchen-sink farce goes a very long way, and after a while Lonesome Jim starts to dry up." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Lonesome Jim seems to embrace defeat." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...tends to alienate us..." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"Coming home to 'find yourself' is a theme indie movies have done to death--and the otherwise likable Lonesome Jim brings very little new to the formula." more... |
C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"Lonesome Jim was directed by the talented actor Steve Buscemi...who is stymied here by the inertia of his material." more... |
C- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"No tricks. No tears. But, damn, it gets you good." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...well-intentioned but lifeless indie..." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...a stuttering, slogging comedy about depression, failure and other sure-fire laughs." more... |
C |
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