The Way We Get By
International Film Circuit | Release Date: August 14, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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88
Washington PostDan Zak
Not so much a slice of life as the whole pie, the highs and lows of twilight living, all found and filmed in a terminal at an airport in Maine. What a country. Read full review
80
Film ThreatMariko McDonald
Manages to put a new spin on things while being touching, honest, and thought-provoking at the same time. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Watching them issue hugs produces an involuntary response. You want to hug them, too.
70
The Hollywood ReporterChris Barsanti
Becomes a bracing portrait of three fascinating individuals who use this work as a means to keep living. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Unfailingly modest and profoundly humane, The Way We Get By profiles three people over 70 whose lives have been changed by a simple act of service. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn Anderson
Although the trio's work as "troop greeters" is the film's ostensible subject, their renewed and somewhat tenuous sense of purpose gives the doc its bite. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Neither pro- nor anti-war; it’s a somber study of perpetually unsettled lives. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle Smith
Although it has affecting moments, the film can't quite decide whether it's about aging or about the effects of war on the home front. Read full review
60
Time OutS. James Snyder
Though Aron Gaudet’s documentary never quite captures the relieved atmosphere of these homecomings, it does acknowledge the dark side of a cheery platitude: those on both sides of the divide are in need of healing. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
It's the stuff of a fine short on what any "Bowling Alone" reader knows is the last generation of civic-minded civilians, but Gaudet has a hard time extending his material to feature length. Read full review
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