The Other Half
Brainstorm Media | Release Date: March 10, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerMar 9, 2017
The performances are pitch perfect; the soundtrack is evocative; the photography is artful. Nothing is overdone, and nothing is really resolved. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMar 9, 2017
As it plays out, it’s only a hard road for these swept-up, damaged lovers, whom Klein and his actors treat with blessedly non-exploitative honesty. Read full review
70
VarietyJustin ChangMar 9, 2017
What might have seemed pro forma on paper...overcomes its occasionally studied stylistic tics to become a troubled, anguished love story that neither exaggerates nor soft-pedals the demons on display. Read full review
67
IndieWireSteve GreeneMar 9, 2017
When it keeps its aims small and its attention narrow, The Other Half lands on a simple love story that speaks outside its familiar boundaries. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAndy WebsterMar 9, 2017
Mr. Klein is well served by his actors, who exude conviction, charisma and palpable ardor. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaMar 10, 2017
A somber and derivative relationship drama. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweMar 9, 2017
Klein conveys his characters’ shifting mental states with expressionistic sequences that are often unevenly framed, shot from behind his subjects or even unfocused. The result can be intentionally disorienting, but not always particularly revealing. By contrast, the performances are far more compelling. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDerek SmithMar 6, 2017
The film's emotional resonance is consistently stifled by excessively gloomy aesthetic and stylistic tics. Read full review
40
Village VoiceSimon AbramsMar 9, 2017
Maslany and Cullen's characters seem intended to be psychologically realistic, but they're only as complex as The Other Half's surface-deep style. Read full review
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