Empty Nest
Outsider Pictures | Release Date: April 24, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Village VoiceElla Taylor
Dark and light invariably go hand in hand in Burman's work, but this tender, goofily circular portrait of how we fill up the cavernous space once occupied by children begins and ends, beautifully, with an image of a man and a woman floating head to head on water--hapless, helpless, happy. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The script doesn't offer anything especially new, but Burman infuses the film with innovative lensing and capable acting. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMichael Wilmington
In the end, it all can't help feeling a little slight, more a pleasant wade into a writer's neurotic playground than a satisfyingly deep dip. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNathan Lee
The film dithers along with Leonardo, whose self-involved tedium -- and the movie's -- is occasionally interrupted by fantasy sequences. Read full review
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