Seaside
First Run Features | Release Date: August 6, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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90
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Compare it to what passes for sophisticated filmmaking in this country and the movie becomes a living instrument of cinematic humanism: lovingly intent on observing, not judging; concerned with sympathy, not control; accepting the inevitable ambiguities, not denying them. Read full review
80
VarietyLisa Nesselson
The whole endeavor pleases with its wealth of tiny observations that add up to an affecting whole. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
This seemingly placid community is slowly revealed to be tangle of interpersonal relationships defined by that essential rift that divides those who summer at the beach and those who remain behind at season's end. Read full review
63
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The story unfolds as slowly as does life in Cayeux. There's minimal dialogue and even less action. Read full review
60
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
The writer-director's overthinking on the matter is part of what's wrong with her debut film, which is sensitively shot, deeply felt, and dry as dirt. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
While she (Lopes-Curval) portrays the brittleness of their lives with lovely splashes of generosity, the lack of condescension doesn't change the fact that there's not much drama to be found in those very limitations; her characters don't do much beyond getting on one another's nerves. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger Moore
This plot, with its murderous, sexy love and murder entanglements, can work. This cast might make it come off, when more of them have movie and not mostly stage experience. Read full review
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