Small Engine Repair
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: September 10, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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4
Negative:
1
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89
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovSep 9, 2021
Small Engine Repair is a real American horror story, skillfully shot, perfectly cast and acted, and carrying a sorrowful message that resonates with brutal truth. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperSep 8, 2021
In less skilled hands, this could have come across as cynical and manipulative material, but Pollono is such a skilled wordsmith and the cast is so universally excellent, Small Engine Repair becomes a viewing experience you won’t easily shake off, not today and not for a long time. Read full review
60
TheWrapSimon AbramsSep 7, 2021
The darkly funny American indie drama Small Engine Repair works best when it’s a hangout comedy starring three schlubby New England burnouts. Read full review
50
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiSep 10, 2021
While Small Engine Repair’s message is clear, it doesn’t completely take off and is fragmented in its pacing, with a twisted turn that doesn't land. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMaya PhillipsSep 9, 2021
The film, which Pollono also directs, provides more depth than the original but still flounders in the translation from stage to screen. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 8, 2021
The results, although sporadically arresting, feel awkward, like a child wearing clothing a few sizes too big. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiSep 10, 2021
Small Engine Repair is little more than 103 minutes of a would-be provocation whose only real advantage is that it's ultimately too dopey to be as offensive as it clearly could have been. It has nothing of note to say about the issues it pretends to raise, though it does try to say them as loudly and as pseudo-colorfully as possible. Read full review
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