Stars in Shorts
Shorts International | Release Date: September 28, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoMar 16, 2013
The best of the longer segments is "Steve," a piece of Pinter light starring Firth as a passive-aggressive neighbor from hell who repeatedly turns up at the door of a bickering couple (Knightley and Tom Mison) to register a series of baseless complaints. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisMar 16, 2013
The performances in tandem with the writing take most of these seven movies to interesting places. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 16, 2013
This assemblage of star-filled shorts makes for a generally rewarding grab bag. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMar 16, 2013
Its most consistent pleasures derive more from its performances than from storytelling. Read full review
50
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyMar 16, 2013
Sequencing is crucial to any anthology, and Stars in Shorts wisely opens with two of the strongest films. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid FearMar 16, 2013
Say what you will about this collection of less-than-feature-length films: There’s truth in its advertising. The sketchlike movies here are indeed shorts, and stars do lend their presence. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMar 16, 2013
None of the seven shorts here is worth a single, well-made feature. But there are a few amusing moments to be found. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneMar 16, 2013
Generally, these shorts do little to advance their own arguments, but then again, they don't need to; if the short film is the arena of students, amateurs, and small-timers, then these are overdogs from frame one, coming off every bit as expensive and banal as their makers allow them to be. Read full review
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