Digging for Fire
Orchard, The | Release Date: August 21, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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16
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAug 20, 2015
The cool cast includes casual drop-ins from Sam Rockwell, Melanie Lynskey and Sam Elliott. The actors give off the feeling that we’ve wandered into the middle of a conversation among friends. This being a Swanberg movie, that’s kind of what is happening, complete with tiny epiphanies and people you want to hear keep talking. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloAug 19, 2015
With so much talent involved, there are inevitably some amusing moments, which keep tedium at least partly at bay. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyAug 19, 2015
What starts off as a promising indie about a couple (Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt) trying to balance their own needs versus their partner’s quickly goes south in director Joe Swanberg’s latest meditation on aging-hipster malaise. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAug 26, 2015
Digging for Fire fails its title’s own promise: It has the capacity for startling insight and artistry, but mostly it’s just a toe listlessly pushing dirt around. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonAug 26, 2015
One wishes Lee’s mother (Judith Light) and stepfather (Sam Elliott) were in the film more; their conversations with Lee about marriage and love rung true. The rest is just empty dialogue. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsAug 20, 2015
The actors save it, periodically, from itself, simply by setting a natural tone and finding some truth in an extended sketch. Read full review
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