Duck Butter
| Release Date: April 27, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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11
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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58
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeApr 25, 2018
Duck Butter is clever without being all that hilarious, and personal without being all that revealing. Read full review
50
The New YorkerRichard BrodyApr 26, 2018
The exaggerated, unambiguous expressivity and the connect-the-dots definitions of character (featuring pat confessions and reheated memories) reflect the closed-off academicism of acting workshops and screenplay pitches rather than the open-ended complexities of life. Read full review
40
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 1, 2018
There’s dialogue, but very little interchange. The movie makes your average mumblecore mumblefest sound like Preston Sturges. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeApr 25, 2018
Watching a couple bicker about the specifics of their relationship can be illuminating when done right, but here it becomes a chore, the problems they encounter feeling contrived and silly. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJon FroschApr 25, 2018
The movie is stuffed with talent and buffed with hipster-indie polish. It’s also frequently silly, only fitfully involving and often surprisingly banal despite its outré premise. Read full review
40
Village VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimApr 25, 2018
I’m still hopeful about Shawkat’s screenwriting career — especially since her performance always feels so genuine, adding substance to an otherwise deflated story. But other than the script’s daring premise, the material doesn’t rise up to the potential she hints at here: a comedy of ingenuity that takes advantage of Shawkat’s fearless frankness. Read full review
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