Handsome Harry
Emerging Pictures | Release Date: April 16, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Gordon's way with actors and with screen storytelling is as impeccable as ever. Read full review
75
ObserverRex Reed
It’s rare to see a film directed by a woman who knows more about men than they themselves do. With Handsome Harry, the widely respected independent filmmaker Bette Gordon has hit a bull’s eye. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle Smith
The story quietly builds to a rueful and fraught climax in which Campbell Scott does his usual exceptional work Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Handsome Harry has some shakily staged scenes and erratic acting, but it also has wonderful moments. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Though there's too much movie-style self-deception, Sheridan is excellent, and his scenes with the consistently engaging, criminally underemployed Campbell Scott are subtle and serene. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A powerfully acted but strident road movie. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Beginning promisingly enough, "Handsome" soon turns monotonously angst-ridden, with all humor and personality falling by the wayside. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa Anderson
As in the films that precede it, the mysteries--and terrors--of desire also propel Handsome Harry, which reunites Gordon with Luminous Motion's Jamey Sheridan, here in the title role. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterLuke Sader
A slight story with little action, this rueful dissection of male bonding builds to an undeniably emotional last act. Read full review
40
Time OutEric Hynes
Harry’s haunted by his own identity crisis, but that breakdown translates into nothing but smeary, slo-mo flashbacks. Forget about insight into the macho mind-set. Read full review
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