Backseat
Truly Indie | Release Date: March 28, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
3
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58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Backseat satisfies itself with small observations and minor breakthroughs of self-awareness. In the scheme of their lives, this journey is just a speed bump, jolting them awake for a brief moment. The rest is up to them. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
How engaging you find this loosely structured road movie will depend on how charming you find the over-aged slackers played by Josh Alexander, who also wrote the screenplay, and Robert Bogue. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid Wiegand
Almost gets its right. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
Alexander's script considers context anathema, leaving us to wonder, among other puzzlers, why these two jerks are friends to begin with – and, perhaps, on what bad breakup or neglected childhood one may blame the film's dispiriting misanthropy. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
This isn't really a movie made for audiences; it's for casting agents and studio execs, to show off one man's acting chops and his skill at writing dialogue. Read full review
30
Village VoiceJim Ridley
Bruce Van Dusen's 2005 comedy plots a meandering course due north without locating a word of truth. Read full review
20
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Culturally falling somewhere between "Sideways" and "Dumb and Dumber," this low-rent road movie similarly rides on principles of audience identification, largely minus competent helming, thesping or scripting. Read full review
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