Return to Ithaca
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65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezNov 12, 2015
Return to Ithaca is a bracing and surprisingly vocal expression of angst and frustration by people torn between love for their country and the harsh letdown that resulted from their loyalty. Read full review
75
The PlaylistJessica KiangNov 12, 2015
Using its characters' memories, loyalties and resentments as vehicles, Return to Ithaca gently expands our understanding of life within a society that, in contrast to our own, did not even pretend to cultivate the idea that its citizens were free. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyNov 12, 2015
After Laurent Cantet's Return to Ithaca starts out as one of those frustrating no-access parties, this reunion of five middle-aged friends on a Havana rooftop almost imperceptibly transitions into a richer, more emotionally expansive experience. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeNov 12, 2015
This airily shot talkfest doesn’t want for sensitivity, but overestimates viewers’ investment in a quintet of prickly characters whose personal histories take the film’s entire duration to assemble. Read full review
60
CineVueBen Nicholson
Despite being lethargic at times, it's a rich portrait of people and place. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
It is a bit stagey, but heartfelt and well acted. Read full review
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