The D Train
IFC Films | Release Date: May 8, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
14
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMay 7, 2015
Where the story falters, though, the performers admirably hold one's attention. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin ChangJan 28, 2015
Funny and sad isn’t the easiest combination to pull off, and while both descriptors fit The D Train well enough, this dark comedy might just as well be described as edgy and soft, audacious and coy, a largely enjoyable letdown. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn HornadayMay 7, 2015
A modestly funny, little bit dark, occasionally knowing, not entirely cynical comedy that, to the extent that it succeeds at all, does so thanks to James Marsden. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia PuigMay 7, 2015
The D Train is long on high-concept comedy, then runs out of steam and becomes a forced and far-fetched drama. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMay 7, 2015
The clownish humor is imbued with a great, genuine pain. Unfortunately, the twist proves too much for the filmmakers to handle. The second half of The D Train collapses into a series of plot curlicues and narrative dead-ends. The picture loses its nerve and opts for a pat, wan resolution. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedMay 6, 2015
The D Train is so confusing it’s hard to track what anyone had in mind. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlMay 5, 2015
The D Train has one great idea, a couple strong jokes, and a void at its center — a man who is only believable when he briefly becomes specific. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 5, 2015
Every F-bomb, every sex gag or sexual comment, feels like an overreach and Dan just another Black character hoping the cool kids shine a little light his way. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyJan 28, 2015
The dark and sometimes funny The D Train is a feel-bad comedy, in that one feels bad for what happens to every character in the film and bad for sometimes being taken to places that feel more implausible than just transgressive. Read full review
42
The PlaylistZach HollwedelMay 16, 2015
The D Train goes off the rails (weak, unfinished, poorly constructed rails), and wrecks somewhere between mediocre and unfortunately disappointing. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMay 8, 2015
A well-intended but scattered dramatic comedy. Read full review
40
The DissolveKeith PhippsMay 6, 2015
The D Train hangs some inspired ideas and winning comic moments on material that’s not strong enough to support them. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid EhrlichMay 5, 2015
The D Train ultimately generates so few laughs from its thin “be yourself” message that a commendable refusal to gawk at the gay stuff is all that keeps it on track. Read full review
40
The GuardianJordan HoffmanJan 28, 2015
Think about that one insufferable guy you knew in school who comments on everything you put on Facebook. Now try and imagine spending an entire movie’s run time with him. Read full review
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