45365
Seventh Art Releasing | Release Date: June 18, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
88
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Directors Turner Ross and Bill Ross IV, brothers and native sons of Sidney, find poetry in images of the mundane. Read full review
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The first shot tells us 45365 is the zip code of the town." In this achingly beautiful film, that zip code belongs to Sidney, Ohio, a handsome town of about 20,000 residents. Read full review
90
VarietyJoe Leydon
A seductive, fascinating tapestry of small-town life. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Remarkable patchwork of unremarkable lives. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A graceful, affectionate yet clear-eyed portrait of daily Middle America small-town life in which no individuals are interviewed but instead are observed with detachment as they go about their lives. Read full review
80
Time OutAndrew Schenker
Alternating between stunning fixed takes and quick you-are-there camera movements, Bill and Turner Ross's portrait of their tiny Ohio hmetown (the title is its zip code) weaves a hypnotic tapestry out of everyday banalities. Read full review
80
Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
The result is a poetic documentary of quiet American surfaces and intimately eavesdropped people. Read full review
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike Scott
Imagine Norman Rockwell had he been more of a realist than a nostalgist. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeMark Feeney
For such a small place (officially a city, Sidney sure feels like a town), it's strikingly diverse. Read full review
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