Price Check
IFC Films | Release Date: November 16, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanNov 14, 2012
Posey, her attention divided up into slivers, is funny as hell, but she's also terrifying in her evocation of a kind of moment-to-moment PowerPoint existence. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinNov 23, 2012
Writer-director Michael Walker keeps a firm grip on his smart material, offering up big laughs, lots of recognizable behavior and, in the end, a wistful glimpse at life's inevitable priorities. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle SmithNov 16, 2012
A hilarious Parker Posey provides her customary blast of brittle energy in Price Check, an engaging corporate comedy. Read full review
75
The PlaylistGabe ToroNov 14, 2012
Price Check never successfully makes the shift into a higher-stakes scenario, and the chief culprit is a detour to Los Angeles. The tension between Susan and Pete suddenly lapses into a far more conventional direction. Read full review
70
NPRScott TobiasNov 15, 2012
Posey dominates Price Check, mostly for the better: Whatever observations Walker's film makes about the perils of ambition or women in the workplace register entirely through her. She's simply funnier and more interesting than anyone else, and Walker has written her a complex character whose immediate wants are clearer than her long-term ones. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweNov 12, 2012
A prime example of the type of well-produced, smartly cast independent features that Sundance has been helping launch into the theatrical marketplace over the past few years. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundNov 12, 2012
The script is teeming with informed jargon about the business of supermarket pricing, and with actors like Posey as its vessel, the dialogue rings with an unlikely blend of fascination and farce. Read full review
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