The Other Tom
Outsider Pictures | Release Date: October 14, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Screen DailyLee MarshallOct 13, 2022
The resulting film is both warm and reticent at the same time, so keen to cleave to reality that it shuns dramatic fireworks – particularly in its gentle, muted ending. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeOct 13, 2022
The film’s intimate scenes of mother-son discord are remarkable, played with raw, nerve-pushing testiness by two first-time actors. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 13, 2022
Even as the film wanders about and the emotional bond between mother and child is seriously lacking in this story and these performances, there’s still something engrossing about seeing a mother’s journey through the trials and errors of ensuring her child has an opportunity to learn and at least a shot at a normal, healthy and happy life — with or without pills. Read full review
40
The New York TimesConcepción de LeónOct 13, 2022
The film, directed by Laura Santullo and Rodrigo Plá, ultimately falls flat, with unconvincing dialogue and a strained delivery by the actors. Read full review
33
The Film StageJared MobarakOct 13, 2022
Chavez and Rodriguez deliver authentic performances in first-time roles that shine a light on harrowing circumstances, but the script they’re beholden to won’t let us embrace them outside the construct that all professionals are irrefutably out to prey upon the less fortunate. Read full review
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