The Go-Getter
Peace Arch Releasing | Release Date: June 6, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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88
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Director-writer Martin Hynes shapes his first movie into something emotionally truthful, painfully funny and vibrantly alive. It's a near-perfect road movie, since you don't want the ride to end. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
This one is alive with discoveries--of locations, characters, the actors who embody them, and even the medium. In The Go-Getter, filmmaking itself feels like Manifest Destiny. Read full review
80
VarietyTodd McCarthy
An unusually fresh-feeling indie with a nice sense of style. The potentially predictable story of a young man who undertakes an impromptu journey to resolve some unfinished family business emerges as an appealing tale of personal growth with hand-crafted contours. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The sort of discovery meant to be savored by the few who find it, The Go-Getter was made for anyone who ever felt stuck, or alone, or desperate to find their place in the world. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
The enchanting voice on the phone, who delightfully shows up in person halfway through, belongs to Zooey Deschanel. In real life, she hooked up with the composer of the lively score, M. Ward, to create the pop duo She & Him. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAaron Hillis
Modestly rewards with gorgeous sun-spotted cinematography, tender digressions in rather brave quantities, and believably charming dialogue that doesn't all sound like it came from the same brain (listen up, Diablo Cody). Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Mr. Hynes, who wrote the screenplay, seems well aware of the challenge of breathing fresh life into a familiar formula. Much of the dialogue is so quirky it sounds overheard instead of scripted. The performances are correspondingly spontaneous. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A cute, slight tale. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
There are moments of beauty here, but not enough to make up for the mannered dialogue and hamstrung performances. Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative won't be prosecuted, but they'll probably be disappointed. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
This is a fairly well-made picture that's just been fairly well-made too many times before, a knock-off of a thousand other knock-offs. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The sort of quirky independent comedy that strives for hipness but ultimately just feels contrived and derivative. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The Go-Getter travels, but it doesn't go anywhere. Read full review
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