Bubble
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: January 27, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
8
Negative:
3
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50
VarietyDeborah Young
Likeable if unexciting little tale. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
The experience is interesting, in a flattened way.
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Bubble is the moviemaking equivalent of the worst narrative journalism. Every bit of "human interest" is so painstakingly planted, so determined to be applauded for its observation and sensitivity, it ends up seeming as slick and bogus as the worst Hollywood blockbuster. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Worth seeing, even if you're as ambivalent about it as I am. Its strength is in the way the drama creeps up on you. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
The three stars are all perfectly naturalistic, but their roles are too bloodless and their patter too dry. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
The story is so flat and transparent in the telling, so empty of psychological mystery and depth, it skates dangerously close to condescension. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Likely to be remembered more for its method of manufacture and release than for any inherent qualities of its own. It will also become one of the many fascinating footnotes in the always provocative career of Steven Soderbergh. Read full review
40
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
I'd rate Bubble at no better than a C-plus for artistic achievement and a D-minus for audience appeal. In one sense, it accomplishes its goals efficiently by making you feel, in less than 80 minutes, as if you've gotten permanently trapped in the dead-end, trailer-park lives of its working-class characters. I've never been so grateful to get out of a theater, turn my cellphone back on and plug myself into a $4 Starbucks latte. Read full review
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