Brave New Jersey
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: August 4, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Film StageJohn FinkAug 3, 2017
Occasionally clunky pacing aside, the film is a delightful bit of cinematic comfort food. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe LeydonAug 7, 2017
[An] uneven but ultimately winning comedy. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMonica CastilloAug 3, 2017
The film’s narrative simplicity can be charming or frustrating, depending on your feelings about awkward dialogue and overreacting actors. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaAug 3, 2017
There are a lot of funny people in Brave New Jersey, but the movie is not very funny. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAug 3, 2017
The film wastes several talented performers with its low-key, rambling humor and one-dimensional characters. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshAug 3, 2017
The story is spread too thin, or perhaps there just wasn’t that much substance to begin with. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 25, 2017
It’s just that this one has nothing much to offer, archetypal characters giving rote performances of a script that needed serious workshopping and edge-adding. Read full review
30
Village VoiceChris PackhamAug 1, 2017
Lambert aims for gentle, Lake Wobegon–ish nostalgia, but the jokes never land, the undifferentiated small town confers no sense of location, and its eccentrics aren’t particularly weird. Read full review
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