| IFC Films | Release Date: February 14, 2014 | CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
|
Positive:
8
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
|
Watch Now
| Buy on |
|
| Stream On |
|
Critic Reviews
Feb 13, 2014
There’s a sense with Jimmy P. that Desplechin and his co-screenwriters, Julie Peyr and film critic Kent Jones, are doing everything they can to steer away from contrivance and stick as closely to Devereux’s recollection as possible. What they’re left with is a rigorous, keenly intelligent therapy session that’s largely absent of dramatic tension.
Read full review
The PlaylistMay 26, 2013
The problem is that the movie becomes more focused on diagnosis than character, and so what eventually unfolds is a meandering picture that only too late in the game leans toward highlighting any kind of thematic undercurrent while introducing romantic interests for the leads that do little but pad out an already too long running time.
Read full review
Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
