Goodbye to All That
IFC Films | Release Date: December 17, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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The PlaylistRodrigo PerezDec 16, 2014
Goodbye To All That is not going to impress the visual, form or style cinephiles of the world, but it really shouldn’t matter. The content is tops. And as an astute and empathetic portrait of human crisis, resolve and survival, it’s a wonderfully authentic and perfectly touching one. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJan 3, 2015
Writer-director Angus MacLachlan also penned the acclaimed 2005 indie "Junebug," and he aims for the same kind of gentle absurdity here. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriDec 20, 2014
Romantic comedies involving people moving on after divorce are a dime a dozen, but rarely are they as generous, sharply observed, and humane as Angus MacLachlan’s Goodbye to All That. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyDec 17, 2014
There’s a lot of good awkward fun to be had as the viewer simultaneously laughs at Otto’s expense and hopefully commiserates a bit with him. Read full review
75
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreDec 16, 2014
It’s the directing debut of Angus MacLachlan, who wrote “Junebug” and thus gave Amy Adams the perfect introduction to the world. “Goodbye” displays the same canny ear for human interactions, both comical and confessional. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenDec 16, 2014
Goodbye to All That is very evenhanded in assessing its characters’ flaws, and it never sentimentalizes. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDec 16, 2014
Paul Schneider shines in the role, stumbling through a dating world that has changed since his character got hitched, thanks mostly to social media. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeDec 16, 2014
Another gently relatable, regionally inclined dramedy, this one concerning a semi-oblivious husband (Paul Schneider) caught completely off-guard when his wife (Melanie Lynskey) files for divorce. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDec 18, 2014
A heartfelt, bittersweet and often amusing portrait of early middle-age. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenDec 27, 2014
A charming supporting cast fails to invigorate Goodbye to All That, a relentlessly flat seriocomic take on contemporary relationships. Read full review
50
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniDec 16, 2014
The title indicates a major transition, but despite assertions that the dissolution of a marriage is a life-altering event, divorce doesn't change Otto as much as rouse him from stupefaction, and Schneider deftly balances bewilderment with resolve. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerDec 16, 2014
In between missteps, Goodbye To All That carves out some of its brief running time for the kind of quiet, low-key dramedy that complements the recessive charm of its leading man. Read full review
50
The DissolveNoel MurrayDec 16, 2014
MacLachlan hasn’t given his main character anything revelatory to do or say. Goodbye To All That is mostly just a series of vignettes, detailing Otto’s sexual misadventures. And even those don’t amount to much. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineClayton DillardDec 14, 2014
If Junebug focused on quieter moments of extended family dynamics, with its city-meets-country clashes delving into resonant, region-specific sensibilities, Angus MacLachlan never goes beyond signpost sentiment. Read full review
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