Flannel Pajamas
Gigantic Pictures | Release Date: November 15, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
8
Negative:
5
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58
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
You never really end up rooting for their happiness, as a couple or individually, so emotionally there's not much at stake. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The script is overwritten and has too many themes--suicide, abuse, anti-Semitism--to support, but Nicholson does remarkable work in an unsympathetic role, helped by Lipsky's fine control of his characters. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJames Greenberg
What starts out seeming like a poor man's Woody Allen morphs into something closer to an American version of "Scenes From a Marriage." Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Visually, the film is without flair or ambition, conveying no sense of atmosphere or mood. But the performances put it over. Read full review
50
Village VoiceRob Nelson
At a full two hours, Lipsky's talky movie is more compelling in its second half, when the spouses finally get around to being themselves. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
In what essentially is a two-character play, Kirk and Nicholson behave more like acting partners than real people. Their lack of appetite for each other is particularly awkward in the frequent scenes requiring casual nudity and sexual activity. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
The results are far from perfect: For one thing, Lipsky is so far from being a fluid visual storyteller that the garishly lit, appallingly composed Flannel Pajamas makes another two-hander talkfest Lipsky famously distributed -- "My Dinner With Andre" -- seem like "Lawrence of Arabia" by comparison. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
For all the time we spend watching Justin and Nicole negotiate their needs, we have no idea who these people are. Read full review
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