Next Exit
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: November 4, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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83
ColliderMaggie LovittJul 29, 2022
Mali Elfman’s directorial debut Next Exit, sets out on a journey towards death, but along the way, it is filled to the brim with life and questioning about what it is to really live. What’s fascinating is that Elfman penned the script over a ten-year period, yet it so perfectly encapsulates the here-and-now. Read full review
79
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpNov 7, 2022
If Elfman’s destination is grim, the journey she takes to get there is palliative. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubBrent SimonNov 3, 2022
In the end, one’s assessment and enjoyment of Next Exit rests less in its treatment of the more conjectural elements of its story, and more in its sensitive and sympathetic rendering of decidedly Earthbound, day-to-day messiness. Maybe the exit isn’t what we should be looking for, in other words. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredScott CampbellNov 3, 2022
Next Exit aims high, and while it hovers perilously close to overindulgence at times, Elfman’s hugely accomplished first-time feature largely succeeds at every box it attempts to tick off. Read full review
70
SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiJun 20, 2022
Next Exit is a moody and haunting character exercise, centering around the terrific central performances by Katie Parker and Rahul Kohli, but a little underbaked otherwise. Read full review
67
IndieWireChristian ZilkoNov 3, 2022
Parker and Kohli both give excellent performances, but the majority of Next Exit is hard to distinguish from the standard road trip dramas that pop up at Sundance every year. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiNov 4, 2022
It isn’t necessarily bad, per se, and it contains just enough in the way of intriguing elements to more or less hold one’s interest for its running time. However, Next Exit never shifts into a higher dramatic gear at any point, and it concludes on a note that is more than a bit unsatisfying. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 24, 2022
Like life itself, Next Exit is very much a mixed bag — tiny triumphs weighed down by a lifetime of tragedies, guilt, blame and regret in a film that works as a road comedy and kind of works as an exploration of existential crisis, just not as well. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayNov 9, 2022
Viewers who can endure the at-times tediously dour first hour of “Next Exit” are rewarded with a tense and emotional final stretch, with a lot to say about what gives life meaning. Read full review
50
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiJun 17, 2022
Elfman’s directorial feature debut has enough to hold it together, including a tremendous cast and character dynamics that are thoughtful, interesting, and complicated. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldNov 4, 2022
The actors’ chemistry feels brittle, and like many road movies it has trouble mining drama out of disparate episodes. Read full review
40
IGNSiddhant AdlakhaJun 13, 2022
Despite its great performances, Next Exit is a mess of a movie that fails to take advantage of its own supernatural premise. Read full review
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