Natural Selection
Cinema Guild | Release Date: March 16, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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60
Village VoiceMichelle OrangeMar 13, 2012
Natural Selection mixes elements of "Transamerica" and the recent "Higher Ground" to tell the story of how a God-fearing fortysomething woman found the greatest love of all. Read full review
60
VarietyJoe LeydonMar 12, 2012
This filmed-in-Texas road movie finds a smooth groove between self-conscious quirkiness and broadly played farce. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsJul 13, 2012
Snark is not art. In the evolutionary spectrum of cinema, Natural Selection is like the duck-billed platypus, pretending to be warm-blooded but more than a little fowl. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderBen SachsJun 21, 2012
However gritty this indie comedy may look (cinematographer Steve Calitri seems to be aping William Eggleston's photographs of the American south), it isn't all that different from an Adam Sandler vehicle: writer-director Robbie Pickering spends much of the movie mocking his characters' stupidity, then pulls an about-face with a sentimental conclusion that feels unearned. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMar 15, 2012
Aside from Ms. Harris's performance, the main reason to recommend Natural Selection - very conditionally - is that its creator clearly has talent. He simply lacked the resources to make the movie he envisioned. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 12, 2012
As cartoonish as much of this is, Pickering's story is refreshing in its refusal to paint all Christians with the same brush, Read full review
40
Time OutDavid FearMar 13, 2012
This writer-director still has some evolving to do. Read full review
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