Fireflies in the Garden
FSI | Release Date: October 14, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
5
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25
New York PostLou LumenickOct 14, 2011
A dispiriting rehash of dysfunctional family clichés that seems to last longer than Thanksgiving Day dinner. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneOct 12, 2011
The actors are left to go through the motions of a sterile script that director Dennis Lee tries to bring to life not through, for example, Watson's brilliant capacity for facial nuance, but through canned artifice. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovOct 13, 2011
There are some moments of blessed levity to the otherwise mordant melodramatics...That's not enough to sustain interest in the Taylors and their toxic emotional foibles, however. Read full review
20
Time OutDavid FearOct 11, 2011
A completely incoherent mess. Read full review
20
Village VoiceNick SchagerOct 11, 2011
Despite an A-list roster, the performances are universally one-note, a fact largely attributable to a script overflowing with blunt dialogue and heavy-handed symbolism. Read full review
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