Lifelines
Kanbar Entertainment | Release Date: April 3, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
1
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

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63
New York PostStaff (Not credited)
Lifelines is a tiny movie, made for $385,000, but it strikes enough strange chords to make it resonate. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNathan Lee
Starts promisingly, with a sharp comedic bite and genuine compassion for this fraught family dynamic, but soon gives way to the kind of compressed, schematic psychodrama endemic to (if no more welcome on) the stage. Read full review
30
VarietyDennis Harvey
Mature in terms of production polish and pro performances, writer-director Rob Margolies' feature debut, Lifelines (until recently called "Wherever You Are"), stumbles in a familiar way: It crams in so many family dysfunctions and plot crises in search of cathartic impact that credibility is stretched to the breaking point. Read full review
10
Village VoiceNicolas Rapold
The film's befuddling direction and tone, queasy HD interiors, and tin-eared, often preposterous, screenplay prove disastrous. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
There's so much ranting and raving, all of it boring and trite. Read full review
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