Newlyweeds
Phase 4 Films | Release Date: September 18, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
SalonAndrew O'HehirSep 25, 2013
I’m saying that King has fearlessly forged into unexplored territory — that being the African-American stoner comedy, with an adult audience in view – and the results are profoundly hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking, often brilliant and entirely devoid of political piety. Read full review
83
The PlaylistGabe ToroSep 20, 2013
Director Shaka King has made a film of big laughs and big heart that makes one long for one long green detour without pandering to the pot-hawks who, unrelatedly, also like the lowest-common-denominator appeal of most pot films without realizing they’re being patronized. Read full review
80
Village VoiceNick SchagerSep 17, 2013
Debut writer-director Shaka King dramatizes her characters' descent into disarray with disarming intimacy. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleSep 19, 2013
The sights, sounds and sociological quirks of Lyle's and Nina's particular circle of existence are what give Newlyweeds its indie resonance, less a city symphony than an urban alt-fugue. Read full review
70
The DissolveAndrew LapinSep 17, 2013
The movie has a certain dark charm, and often feels like early Spike Lee in its energetic depiction of working-class Bed-Stuy folk. Read full review
63
Washington PostAnn HornadaySep 27, 2013
The wispy premise of Newlyweeds, written and directed by Shaka King, is kept afloat by its attractive, youthfully vital cast (along with some well-timed comic relief by way of some familiar faces). Read full review
63
Slant MagazineKelvin HenelySep 16, 2013
Going neither in the direction of Reefer Madness nor a Cheech and Chong movie, it's both funny and serious, and its depictions of pot-smoking could be read as either promotional or cautionary. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSep 18, 2013
Despite the hard lessons learned, King seems to have a pretty deep appreciation for Lyle and Nina’s drug of choice — and you’ll probably enjoy the movie a little more if you feel the same. Just think twice if you’re planning to sneak some homemade brownies into the theater when you see it. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskySep 18, 2013
At times, it’s surprisingly compelling, thanks to King’s surefooted direction of actors and well-honed formal sense; while the movie’s execution never quite makes up for its conception, it does elevate it above, well, just being the sort of movie that would be called Newlyweeds. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen HoldenSep 18, 2013
Newlyweeds, for all its freshness, never really lands. It remains suspended in a haze of secondhand smoke. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweSep 20, 2013
Writer-director Shaka King clearly knows this world, perhaps too well, but making pot use, or denial, the focus of nearly every scene becomes tedious. Read full review
40
Time OutMatt PatchesSep 17, 2013
Newlyweeds looks and sounds primo. Storytelling-wise, however, it’s more than one toke over the line. Read full review
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