Little Boxes
Netflix | Release Date: April 14, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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70
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerApr 13, 2017
It avoids the big confrontation or grand statement; doing so allows it to be an effective, if somewhat uneventful, study of the Brooklyn bubble effect. Read full review
65
TheWrapTricia OlszewskiApr 14, 2017
Little Boxes has good intentions if not the subtlest delivery. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaApr 14, 2017
Little Boxes doesn’t manage to summon as much unique insight into prejudice as screenwriter Annie Howell and director Ron Meyer probably expected to achieve. But what keeps their movie watchable is that Lynskey, Ellis and Jackson are completely believable as a loving family unit. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshApr 13, 2017
Lynskey, Ellis, and Jackson are charming enough to buoy this lightly dramatic tale, but with a laid-back energy the stakes are never quite high enough. “Little Boxes” offers tame social commentary in a pleasant package. Read full review
60
VarietyGeoff BerkshireMar 11, 2017
Even as some of the supporting players and subplots veer toward caricature, the family dynamics at the film’s center remain entirely relatable. Read full review
58
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 12, 2017
As knowing and perceptive as Howell’s script can be, it fails to galvanize its most sensitive ideas into compelling drama, and Meyer doesn’t recognize where a spark might be necessary. Read full review
58
The Film StageJordan RaupMar 11, 2017
Despite the contrived drama surrounding it, this is a refreshingly uncynical portrait of familial strife. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAbbey BenderApr 12, 2017
While racist slights remain unfortunately common, Little Boxes doesn't exactly use them to illuminate the nuances of suburban life. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMar 11, 2017
Meyer aims to emulate the jagged freeform jazz that permeates his soundtrack, but this wan indie is strictly middle-of-the-road background music. Read full review
40
We Got This CoveredZachary ShevichMar 11, 2017
Despite its occasional smart commentary, the film offers a limited, one-note response to modern day racism. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 24, 2019
There’s a funny movie in the “big city sophisticates SHOCKED by the transgressive nonsense that goes on in a small (college) town.” This isn’t it. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineWes GreeneApr 10, 2017
The film's default mode is to lazily skewer suburbanites as cartoonishly privileged yuppies. Read full review
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