Letters from the Big Man
Variance Films | Release Date: November 11, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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90
The New York TimesManohla DargisNov 10, 2011
The woman in Christopher Munch's lovely, delightfully idiosyncratic Letters From the Big Man, resplendent with its own dense forests and cloudy Oregon days, has already fallen to earth and is looking for a way back up or maybe just forward. She gets help from a sasquatch. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergNov 9, 2011
This is clearly not a film made for everyone, but for a fortunate few, it will feel like a cleansing in nature. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMark HolcombNov 8, 2011
Its quiet plea for reconnection with the non-human world is persuasive, and the engaged, agile meditation on the limits of communication at its center aligns it with Munch's earlier work. Oregon's million-dollar scenery, a sweet cameo by Karen Black, and Rabe's tough/tender performance sweeten the pot. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichNov 8, 2011
The story's half-baked environmental themes become more prevalent as Letters from the Big Man progresses to its back-to-nature finale, which unfortunately distracts from Munch's consistently sure hand with his actors. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyNov 8, 2011
Surely the least excitable beauty-meets-Bigfoot film ever made. Read full review
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