Loitering with Intent
Orchard, The | Release Date: January 16, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistDrew TaylorJan 13, 2015
It might be slight, but Loitering With Intent is fast, funny, and incredibly heartfelt. And sometimes that's enough. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJan 11, 2015
It's a comedy concerned with myopia that doesn't succumb to the self-obsessed pitfalls of that subject. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaJan 16, 2015
Any movie with a cast that includes such live wires as Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell and Natasha Lyonne is bound to have something going for it. But the actual stars of this film, directed by playwright/novelist Adam Rapp, turn out to be two veteran second-tier players making their feature screenwriting debut. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJan 17, 2015
At a mere 75 minutes, this often amusing, uniformly well-acted movie had the leeway to more fully explore both the script's showbiz gambit and its romantic roundelay. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJan 13, 2015
The pic works best when it's least self-referential, focusing on romantic attractions in many stages of development. Though it won't do for its authors what Swingers and Good Will Hunting did for theirs, Loitering is smartly written enough to further their off-camera careers; thanks to predictably winning performances from Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyKevin P. SullivanJan 14, 2015
A snappy start gives way to an unfocused second half, which devolves into a walking tour of indie-film clichés that make the 80-minute run time feel overlong. Read full review
40
VarietyGeoff BerkshireJan 17, 2015
Loitering With Intent is essentially a 75-minute hangout movie, which would work better if the characters were worth hanging out with. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJan 15, 2015
The movie has no apparent destination in mind; it ends with a complacent shrug having barely reached feature running time. Ms. Tomei, Mr. Rockwell and Mr. Geraghty get stray laughs, but “Loitering With Intent” mostly plays like an excuse for its makers to hang out. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJan 15, 2015
The title may suggest acts of indecency, but if there’s anything this mild dramedy could use, it’s a little more raciness. Read full review
40
The DissolveScott TobiasJan 14, 2015
The film’s sketchy conception is a telling sign that Martin, Godere, and director Adam Rapp have nothing particularly funny or insightful to say about the creative process. Read full review
40
Village VoiceDanny KingJan 13, 2015
This is an indifferently filmed, sloppily conceived story that finds infrequent life through resourceful production design (Gigi's house is strewn with Modelo, Red Bull, and scribbled-on note cards) and on-edge work from Tomei and Rockwell. Read full review
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