I Am I
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: June 13, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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1
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5
Negative:
2
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80
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyJun 10, 2014
I Am I is a remarkably assured debut for director Towne, especially since she's onscreen the majority of the time, and her script eschews the rules of the standard Hollywood amnesia plot, instead following its own internal logic while not shying away from the darker implications of its premise. Read full review
60
The DissolveChris KlimekJun 11, 2014
The performances, particularly from Towne and Tighe, go a long way toward making the story’s improbabilities seem trivial. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJun 13, 2014
The fault is in Towne’s direction. People sometimes complain that flashy, ostentatious visual stylization takes them out of the movie; what took me out of this movie was its flat, lifeless, unimaginative and conventional visual style. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedJun 12, 2014
It takes nearly an hour and a half to watch the charade go south. I’m not sure it’s worth the wait. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyJun 13, 2014
This potentially intriguing concept is given disappointingly bland, flat treatment in the Kickstarter-funded project, in which Towne brings professionalism but little personality to both her on- and offcamera roles. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesInkoo KangJun 12, 2014
First-time writer-director Jocelyn Towne takes an admirably novel stab at familial dysfunction in her father-daughter drama I Am I, but she proves unable to keep the film's originality from rapidly curdling into preposterousness. Read full review
33
The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicJun 17, 2014
The decisions made by the characters of I Am I feel so rushed that everyone’s emotional compass is either utterly broken, ignored, useless, or frustratingly disorienting. Read full review
30
The New York TimesAndy WebsterJun 12, 2014
The film, financed by a Kickstarter campaign, looks polished enough. But its investors’ money might have been better spent elsewhere. Read full review
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