Towheads
| Release Date: January 23, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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3
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1
Negative:
1
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83
IndieWireEric KohnJan 19, 2014
In Towheads, every comic bit is weighted with an awkward blend of sadness and irreverent humor. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 26, 2014
The film comes off as more of a succession of self-contained comedic vignettes than as an incisive portrait of a woman vainly trying to have it all. But Plumb’s plucky, eccentric character is so winning that you find yourself rooting for her nonetheless. Read full review
70
VarietyRonnie ScheibJan 19, 2014
Works better as a series of well-conceived, impeccably timed and executed physical gags, with light dustings of pathos, than as the story of a woman sacrificing her artistic identity on the altar of motherhood. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMiriam BaleJan 22, 2014
The movie is a watchable collection of images that never quite come together. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerJan 19, 2014
There's but one sequence in the entire movie that offers even the slightest bit of filmmaking verve, and even this speaks to the project's essential myopia. Read full review
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