People Places Things
The Film Arcade | Release Date: August 14, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
IndieWireSterlin JohnsonFeb 1, 2015
Despite the formulaic setup, People, Places and Things benefits from first-rate writing and stellar performances. Read full review
90
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaAug 13, 2015
People Places Things is filled with that kind of heart-piercing comedy that makes a viewer cringe and laugh at the same time. Read full review
83
The PlaylistKatie WalshFeb 1, 2015
With a dry and witty tone, it’s an amicable and appealing piece on love, both the romantic and family kind, and the ways in which it can change, evolve, and grow. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriAug 15, 2015
We know these characters are going through a lot, even if we don’t always see it. And so, this short, ramshackle, shrinking movie manages to stick with you. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAug 13, 2015
Small, smart and inescapably independent, People Places Things has its own offbeat and charmingly low-key way of seeing the world. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternAug 13, 2015
An off-kilter romantic comedy in which everything turns out the way you might have hoped it would if you hadn’t been kept in a state of happy suspense along the way. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsKatherine PushkarAug 12, 2015
This is boilerplate rom-com fare with few plot surprises. But thanks to witty dialogue, strong performances and sure-handed direction, the movie’s also smart, hilarious and an absolute delight. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyFeb 1, 2015
A superb, comically gifted cast helps writer-director Jim Strouse lift this quite a few cuts above his previous work as well as above the general run of films about modern life and relationships. Read full review
75
HitfixDaniel FienbergAug 19, 2015
Clement is the reason that Will is tolerable, because if you look at the character's on-the-page actions, he's not an especially well-developed man-child. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyAug 19, 2015
Even though there’s not a lot to Jim Strouse’s new relationship comedy, it has a real warmth and charm thanks to the undeniable appeal of comedian Jemaine Clement. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisAug 13, 2015
Strouse’s film is about the changes that occur in all relationships and about letting go when it’s time. It will probably not change your worldview about any people, places or things, but it’s a pleasant way to spend a couple hours. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle SmithAug 12, 2015
Filled with arch wit, the film is sweet and sorrowful at the same time. Like many indies, it lacks much of a conclusion, though writer-director James C. Strouse shows that simple ideas, ably executed, can make an endearing film. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAug 19, 2015
Gently funny and admirably, even unfashionably humane, People Places Things is at its best beat-to-beat. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonAug 14, 2015
People Places Things treats its characters a lot messier than most romantic comedies, which makes it delightful at times. It also makes it disappointing when the film falls into the same traps that plague romantic comedies. Read full review
60
The GuardianBrian MoylanFeb 1, 2015
Clement’s unique comic timing and his character’s wonderful artwork add to this film, whose aim is to communicate how relationships work, rather than to create fake movie magic. Read full review
60
VarietyBen KenigsbergFeb 1, 2015
For a film with one eye on messy, real emotions, People, Places, Things undercuts itself with goofy humor. Read full review
50
Village VoiceErnest HardyAug 17, 2015
People Places Things crackles to life whenever the camera turns to one of Will's students, Kat (The Daily Show's Jessica Williams), and her professor mother, Diane (Regina Hall). Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen HoldenAug 13, 2015
As the movie fizzles, Mr. Clement’s endearing performance breathes what little life is left into a movie that, much like the insufferable Charlie, can’t make up its mind about where to go or how to get there. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloAug 12, 2015
People Places Things, though reportedly also based on Strouse’s own experience, plays like a mediocre, bloated sitcom episode — never novel or insightful, and only moderately funny. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 8, 2015
The film introduces a promising romantic pentagon, only to let it float away unfulfilled into studiously benign coming-of-age clouds. Read full review
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