Bottle Rocket
Sony Pictures Releasing | Release Date: February 21, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not credited)
This lightweight road picture about a group of inept thieves has an uneven beginning but ends up charming and satisfying. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
A mildly facetious tone limits Anderson's film to the lightweight, but the collective enthusiasm behind this debut effort still comes through. What's best about Bottle Rocket is not the laid-back pranks that inflate its story to feature length but the offbeat elan with which that story is told. Read full review
60
Washington PostRita Kempley
Gets by on quirky charm and slacker chic-but just barely. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Bottle Rocket's minimalist pop has a refreshing flavor but insufficient bubbles for a long, cool drink. Maybe someone ought to think about culling this thing down into a sustainable short film. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Entertaining if you understand exactly what it is: if you see it as a film made by friends out of the materials presented by their lives and with the freedom to not push too hard. Read full review
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