The Grief of Others
E.D. Distribution | Release Date: November 2, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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90
The New York TimesBilge EbiriNov 1, 2018
It’s an artful portrait of a world that refuses the order we try to impose on it when we close ourselves off to heartache, doubt and pain. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineWes GreeneOct 30, 2018
This a much leaner film in terms of narrative incident than In the Family, though it paves the way for Patrick Wang to step into new artistic terrain. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklySam WeisbergNov 1, 2018
Wang favors static, wide, one-take shots, to underscore the relentlessness of his characters’ suffering. But — like Jost — he also has a knack for primitive in-camera effects. The final shot is a triumph of both economy and feeling. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleNov 1, 2018
Wang approaches storytelling through the internal weather of his characters and long, fixed takes marked by naturalistic dialogue — blink and you might not catch a time-fracturing, nuanced gesture, or crucial piece of information. Read full review
80
VarietyJustin ChangOct 31, 2018
More experimental in form and wobbly in execution than its predecessor, this searching adaptation of Leah Hager Cohen’s 2011 novel nonetheless evokes a family’s fragile inner life in ineffably moving fashion, capturing how distant and isolated parents and children can feel from one another even when living under the same roof Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzNov 2, 2018
Wang's movie is empathetic enough not to pass negative judgment on the characters as they muddle through their experience. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijOct 31, 2018
A step up in terms of complexity, with more subplots and a larger cast of protagonists to juggle and less instantly sympathetic characters or an evident cause to rally behind, this drama again offers many quiet, often character-driven rewards but struggles to become larger than the sum of its parts. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Nov 2, 2018
It’s every bit as human-scaled as the filmmaker’s other work — but also, in its noble restraint, a little less involving. Read full review
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