Little Pink House
| Release Date: April 20, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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7
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6
Negative:
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75
ObserverRex ReedApr 21, 2018
It’s a good story, but too slow-moving for its own good. The cast works diligently, and Keener is scrappy but calm throughout, with a convincing naturalism as a woman with tremendous strength and a powerful belief in civil rights—at a time when most women were reluctant to speak out against political corruption. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 18, 2018
Much of the success of Little Pink House comes from the casting and the performance of Catherine Keener, an actress that has, simultaneously, an aura of glumness and an atmosphere of fun about her. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeApr 19, 2018
If the story’s political and personal nuances have been a bit flattened in Balaker’s script, keeping proceedings in a movie-of-the-week register, this Little Pink House nonetheless retains what property developers would call good bones. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberApr 16, 2018
Little Pink House brings urgency to a fascinating, underexplored theme. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerMay 2, 2018
Little Pink House is not one of the great civil rights movies (it's no Loving or To Kill a Mockingbird), but its slow, steady charm never lets go of the fact that these are people's homes on the line. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTom RussoMay 2, 2018
Keener’s performance keeps the film grounded even as blunt scenes of the opposing camp’s machinations flirt with soap opera villainy. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineWes GreeneApr 16, 2018
Courtney Moorehead Balaker's film is mostly a sobering dramatization of a true and controversial story in recent Connecticut history. Read full review
60
Village VoiceTatiana CraineApr 18, 2018
Like Erin Brockovich for eminent domain, Little Pink House does well to explain the thorny legal issue at its center without getting bogged down in minutiae. Although Susette’s story unfolds in small-town Connecticut, Balaker hammers the point home: This could happen anywhere. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJun 1, 2018
Litte Pink House feels like it’s only ever checking off the requisite moments of civic outrage, while failing to connect with viewers on a level that’s deeper than the average made-for-TV issue-of-the-week movie. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghMay 10, 2018
The case is a gut punch to the American dream, and yet Little Pink House is a tepid viewing experience, in part because it rarely invites us into these homes so we can lament their loss. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyApr 20, 2018
The story of this fight is fascinating, and the repercussions of this case are still being felt today. But the cinematic treatment of the story is confused. The movie often seems to have a hard time making up its mind whether it wants to be “The Insider” or “Mean Girls.” Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshApr 19, 2018
It's confusing and inconsistent, and no amount of Keener can truly anchor it. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 19, 2018
Palely photographed and anchored by a quiet, rather weary performance from Ms. Keener, Little Pink House is a peculiarly enervated affair. The structure is choppy, and there are odd moments of tonal dissonance. Read full review
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