Humboldt County
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: September 26, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatDon R. Lewis
Just the type of small film that, if given a chance to be seen by audiences, could become somewhat of a hit for grownups ala "Sideways" or "The Squid and the Whale." Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's like the Sixties never happened, or maybe happened too much. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMaureen M. Hart
A slow starter. But what appears to be the cliched "uptight nerd liberated by flighty sprite" tale--done better in films from "Bringing Up Baby" to "Barefoot in the Park"--evolves into something deeper, darker, more resonant. Read full review
60
VarietyJoe Leydon
Its low-key charms are considerable enough to engage venturesome ticketbuyers. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
Has an impressive cast and captures some of that era's fuzzy rebelliousness and humanism, but taken on its own the picture is finally thin stuff. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJean Oppenheimer
Jeremy Strong's minimalist performance in the lead role makes for an unconvincing character arc--he seems almost as ill-at-ease and dispirited by the end of the film as he does at the beginning. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
These characters are fully alive. But the movie attaches them to a conventional, not to say creaky, hip-meets-square drama. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
Not a moment rings true in this sentimental drama. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle Smith
The entire script, which boils down to a hopelessly embarrassing lesson about "this beautiful place that can make people live again," seems to have been written within arm's reach of a bong. Read full review
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