Tammy's Always Dying
Quiver Distribution | Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaApr 30, 2020
Tammy’s Always Dying is a richly observed comedy-drama. Johnson’s direction is intelligent and restrained. Read full review
75
Original-CinKim HughesApr 30, 2020
A bittersweet dramedy about an exceedingly fraught mother/daughter relationship and the ties that nevertheless bind, Tammy’s Always Dying is buoyed by a superb cast and a palpably stark setting (mostly Hamilton, Ontario with forays into Toronto) that combine to elevate the film above its more predictable aspects. Read full review
67
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 30, 2020
The result is bittersweet and poignant in its complex truths, but also saccharinely convenient in its execution. Read full review
60
Film ThreatEnrique AcostaMay 1, 2020
Tammy’s Always Dying is a movie that does everything right but still somehow fails to be enjoyable. It is in every respect a good movie, but I can’t say that it was at all a pleasure to watch. It is well written, acted, and directed, and it skirts the line of overwrought melodrama and poverty porn. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyApr 30, 2020
The main reason the film is worth a watch is the strong performances of its two leads. Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandApr 30, 2020
The film has more success in smaller beats, when it’s not hamstrung by over-the-top performances or obvious drama. It has just enough going for it to hint at the deeper story beneath the surface: a film only about half measures, not the kind that dishes them out on its own. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzApr 30, 2020
A uniquely Canadian exercise in down-and-out misery, Amy Jo Johnson’s second directorial effort, Tammy’s Always Dying, delivers a wealth of interesting talent to the table, and leaves them to fight for scraps. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyApr 30, 2020
Competently crafted, Tammy is too glib to be poignant and too defeatist to be amusing. Read full review
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