Thomas in Love
IFC Films | Release Date: August 3, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Philippe Blasband's screenplay is witty and economical, and the film's editing is crisp. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianBarry Johnson
Its ambiguity allows us the chance to provide our own satirical edge to the film.
80
VarietyDavid Stratton
A funny and original film set in a future when communications are even more refined than they are now. Read full review
80
The New York TimesDave Kehr
The film is full of ingenious details and effective character sketches (Thomas has a mother who would give Woody Allen the willies) that go a long way toward covering up its conventionalities. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Starts gently, with amusing drollness, then gets more serious, even provocative, without sacrificing its light touch. This is very much a film with something on its mind. Read full review
80
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Too poignant and funny to be dismissed.
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Great fun to watch, thoughtful and timely, Thomas in Love is likely to generate some decidedly interesting post-film conversations as well. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
You'd think it would be boring to stare at Thomas's computer screen so intently for 97 minutes, but the movie is eerily riveting.
70
L.A. WeeklyHolly Willis
Although he's invisible, his poignant desire to overcome his isolation makes this film an interesting, frequently funny, and cautionary riff on our increasingly computer-bound society. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The movie, after a while, drifts into an all too literal parable of the limits of never leaving the house. Read full review
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