Shelter
Regent Releasing | Release Date: March 21, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Portland OregonianGrant Butler
There's real chemistry between the two actors. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid Wiegand
Features a superb performance in the lead role, a strong supporting cast, very good cinematography and, most of all, emotional authenticity. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Markowitz 's low key coming of age/coming out story isn't particularly original, but features subtle performances and a vivid sense of place. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderAlbert Williams
What might have been a routine coming-out story is enriched by Wright's accomplished and honest performance, Markowitz's straightforward dialogue, and Joseph White's cinematography of the majestic surf and melancholy sunsets off Malibu. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
A pleasant romantic drama that works best when focused on the romance -- or on the waves, since the principal characters spend a lot of time surfing. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Wright is a find, while Rowe may surprise those who dismissed him as a Brad Pitt look-alike when he first came to attention in "Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss." Here, Rowe displays new authority and confidence, as if lately he’s been looking in the mirror and seeing himself, rather than that other, more famous blond. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Coming out has rarely looked so pretty. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Actors Trevor Wright and Brad Rowe are good enough to turn a formulaic coming-out tale into a sweet romance. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Shelter is a gay movie like other American gay movies. Boy meets boy. Boy comes out. Boys fight opposition. Opposition caves. If there's life beyond the closet, too few movies know it exists. Read full review
60
Village VoiceEd Gonzalez
As far as coming-out dramas go, Shelter is a puppy dog, well-acted but rife with cliché received wisdom and at least one ingeniously arbitrary bit of mid-scene dialogue: "That's why you never tell a woman how to cook a chicken." Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
The script sounds like literal diary transcripts, the camerawork tests the limits of eyestrain, and the soundtrack bleats with mediocre pop songs by unknowns. Read full review
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