A Room for Romeo Brass
USA Films | Release Date: October 27, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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85
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
The most poignant (if hard-hitting) depiction of childhood to show up this year. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Indeed, one of the nicest things about this jewel of a film is that there isn't much of a story at all -- just a handful of delicately drawn characters moving through life that is at once familiar and yet slightly elevated by a director who loves the good in people more than the bad. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
An assured, graceful instance of effective screen storytelling, and Meadows draws splendid performances from his cast, especially from the young Shim and Marshall. Read full review
80
Film.comErnest Hardy
By turns amusing, touching and horrifying, A Room For Romeo Brass is a film that defies expectation at every turn. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
A quirky little film with an offbeat trajectory that rattles through the bones of story with eyes open to the texture of experience and the dimensions of character. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Effortless in the way it insinuates itself into these families, touching in the way it shows how fiercely Romeo and Knocks are, despite everything, their own little men. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneLoren King
Offers an honest, understated and unsentimental look at a small incident in the course of a friendship - but it is the kind of incident that defines most childhoods. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Proceeds with an episodic pace, full of narrative twists and turns that clearly are not pretested by a Hollywood committee. Things feel sort of strange and original all at once. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
A sense of authenticity overshadows any contrivance in this subtly classic drama. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
So low-key it could be mistaken for a throwaway. But Meadows's understanding of childhood fears and fantasies and the yearning, heartfelt performances he draws from his two young actors should not be underestimated. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
A bitter, black and oddly beautiful story. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
It is essentially a personal reminiscence of daily life that captures with an astonishing precision exactly what it felt to be a 12-year- old boy growing up in a particular time and place. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Meadows is very good with the boys' relationship, and achieves his and Fraser's central goal of showing how childhood bonds can be simultaneously fragile and strong. Read full review
60
VarietyDerek Elley
An easygoing kitchen-sink comedy with an unsettling final act. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Fairly shapeless story. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
More and more independent filmmakers seem to be cobbling together characters and scenes that have surface hook and flash without organic emotional logic. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
A kitchen-sink realist coming-of-age story in the venerable British tradition, with all the good and bad that entails. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Goes downhill fast. Read full review
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