Jackie & Ryan
Entertainment One | Release Date: July 3, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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4
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11
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJul 3, 2015
This underdeveloped romance seems to be lacking an act, or two, or maybe even three. But it’s filled with such great music that the emotions are there regardless. Not unlike "Once," the movie itself feels like an excuse for the music. And as with "Once," that’s not always a bad thing. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJul 2, 2015
The heartland drama Jackie & Ryan may prove too low-key and deliberately paced for less patient viewers, but distinct pleasures are to be had from this compactly shot film's easy rhythms, affecting tone and nicely modulated performances. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJul 2, 2015
It uses a terrific score of bluegrass and old-timey songs, many of them written by Nick Hans, to underscore the connection and to evoke a fundamental American spirit epitomized by traveling musicians with banjos, fiddles and guitars. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungSep 13, 2014
The sunny, soap-and-water characters and thoroughly upbeat message may not be the stuff great films are made of, but in Jackie & Ryan the modesty of the story, the simple story-telling and honest emotions all come together in a satisfying whole. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsKatherine PushkarJul 3, 2015
Barnes, on the other hand, is the macho-sensitive singer coeds dream about. He plays guitar and repairs roofs, proving that sexy and useful is a winning combo. Barnes reminds me of a young John Hawkes — with a little bit of Nick Drake. Read full review
60
The DissolveMike D'AngeloJul 1, 2015
There’s not much to Jackie & Ryan, which is what almost makes it something special. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeSep 13, 2014
Mellow, digestibly sweet and embellished with lovely folk tunes, this modest bit of Americana reveals pleasing new sides of both leads. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerJul 3, 2015
The cross-cutting duet it builds to, with two people singing the same song separated by hundreds of miles, is a nice musical moment, but just that: a moment. Ideally, even a low-key romantic drama should have more than one. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comNick AllenJul 3, 2015
Barnes & Heigl take their characters the distance provided them by the story, which is not very far. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 30, 2015
Heigl’s performance is more brittle, kind of her signature but also required in playing a woman going through a divorce. She has rarely given a bad performance, even if the films she picked were failures. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezJun 28, 2015
The film comes undone in its clumsy attempts to transform its story into a parable of economic distress. Read full review
50
HitfixCatherine BraySep 13, 2014
Jackie & Ryan is, in the final analysis, perfectly serviceable cotton candy. Read full review
50
The PlaylistJessica KiangSep 13, 2014
Jackie & Ryan is supposedly all about learning how to git where ya gotta go, but none of the characters start or end in particularly interesting places. Read full review
40
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyJul 2, 2015
The tepid Jackie & Ryan's only real strength is its supporting cast. Read full review
40
CineVueJohn BleasdaleSep 13, 2014
Despite its manifold flaws, Jackie & Ryan is still oddly watchable. Read full review
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