The Favor
Seventh Art Releasing | Release Date: May 2, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Los Angeles TimesMark Olsen
Subtly acted, with Aridjis showing remarkable trust in her performers, The Favor is that rare film that at every turn exhibits good taste and a sense of restraint. Read full review
70
Film ThreatJamie Tipps
Overall, the film is alternately sweet and sad, amusing and moving. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin Chang
A pair of beautifully mismatched lead performances elevate a predictable drama to unexpected resonance in The Favor. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyJohn Tottenham
The Favor ultimately takes itself too seriously and ends up stranded in an unconvincing no man's land of cute bleakness. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
The movie is too lethargic for its own good, and many of the events and minor characters don't quite ring true. Read full review
30
Village VoiceVadim Rizov
As an unconscious parody of everything that's wrong with Indiewood, Eva Aridjis's The Favor is brilliant. Otherwise, it's an unwatchable nightmare that brought back bad memories of NYU screenwriting classes. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
A dreary, interminable drama written and directed by Eva Aridjis, is exactly one-third of a good movie. That third is Frank Wood's beautifully modulated and modest central performance. Read full review
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