Expired
MCR Releasing | Release Date: June 20, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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88
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
A truly fresh take on the romantic comedy: It's as sad as it is funny, and the boy-girl match so misbegotten you can't help but pray it won't work out in the end. Call it an anti-rom-com, and see it if you can. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Morton is one of those tingly actresses whose skin barely covers her soul, and to watch her search for tender mercies in a crazy-hostile world is a gift. The film is appallingly good. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDuane Byrge
Expired is a remarkable romance of no easy answers; to wit, like real life. Read full review
70
VarietyAlissa Simon
An occasionally cringe-inducing mix of pathos and humor, the tightly scripted, well-acted and notably art-directed tale follows a lonely, vulnerable meter maid who falls into a comically horrific relationship with a colleague incapable of emotional intimacy. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
It's possible that two actors other than Samantha Morton and Jason Patric might do justice to Cecilia Miniucchi's story about two badly matched Santa Monica, Calif., parking enforcement officers who stumble and grope into a relationship. But it's hard to think of a better match for the stubborn idiosyncrasies of Ms. Miniucchi's visual style and worldview than these two. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The ways in which very ordinary, uncharismatic people try to cope with their needs and longings is ultimately most affecting. Read full review
60
Village VoiceTim Grierson
Expired pretends to be a valentine to society's outcasts, but it's just one more indie comedy that mocks its characters while sucking up to its knowing audience, assuring all of us hip urbanites that the romantic insecurities of "weirdos" don't deserve our sympathy. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
They should sell antidepressants along with the popcorn at theaters showing Cecilia Miniucchi's Expired, one of those Sundance "comedies" that make you contemplate slitting your wrists. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The performances are expert, but can't make up for a flat script and direction. Unless you, like Claire, are a glutton for punishment, we suggest you choose nothing over something. Read full review
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