Small, Beautifully Moving Parts
Long Shot Factory | Release Date: May 11, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMay 30, 2012
This is a small film and knows exactly how to be a small film. Like many New Yorker short stories, its purpose is to strike a particular note and allow it to reverberate. Read full review
65
NPRIan BuckwalterMay 11, 2012
As obvious and expected as this turn of events is, the filmmakers and Hollyman create such an endearing character in Sarah that one still wants to see her get there. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyJun 21, 2012
A bland, insistently amiable comedy that doubles as road movie. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick SchagerMay 8, 2012
Unfortunately, its tale is so slight and simple that it also fails to say anything particularly poignant about life. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinMay 8, 2012
The film would be better if it were gentler. It's broadly written and played, the actors too busy telegraphing their characters' emotions to let us contemplate their faces in peace. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 10, 2012
The best thing about Small, Beautifully Moving Parts is its admission that a positive pregnancy test is not always cause for giddy celebration; the worst thing is that, even at a lean 73 minutes, this flimsy road movie feels at least 43 minutes too long. Read full review
40
Time OutAlison WillmoreMay 8, 2012
Oddly enough, the film's best pro-tech argument is its look; shot on a consumer-grade digital camera, it's a testament to how elegantly framed low-budget projects can look these days. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerMay 8, 2012
Gentler and less aesthetically assaultive than offerings like 0s & 1s and Catfish, but it's not necessarily any subtler or more enlightening. Read full review
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