Looking: The Movie
Release Date: July 23, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
TimeDaniel D'AddarioJul 22, 2016
Season 1 Review: For fans, Looking‘s conclusion will be welcome. For the uninitiated, it’s a moodily made argument to check out a series that deserves a long afterlife. Read full review
80
Vox.comAlex Abad-SantosJul 22, 2016
Season 1 Review: As the film finishes, there’s a desire to puzzle out Patrick’s life a little more, to give him the ending you think he deserves. And maybe a small wish that there would be just a bit more Looking left to see. Read full review
80
The OregonianKristi TurnquistJul 21, 2016
Season 1 Review: It's all very naturalistic, and at times, a little slow. But the affectionate, accepting atmosphere casts a warm glow over everyone. Read full review
80
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJul 21, 2016
Season 1 Review: It’s all fairly slight, when you take a step back from it, but ultimately that’s the strength of Looking and its closing movie. They comprise sweet, passing chapters in a small group of ordinary lives. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJon FroschJul 11, 2016
Season 1 Review: While Looking: The Movie (premiering at Outfest before airing July 23) isn't as astonishingly fine as Looking the series, there's enough greatness in it to make fans (we're out there!) agonize anew over the fact that, yes, this time it's over for real. Read full review
80
VarietySonia SaraiyaJul 11, 2016
Season 1 Review: Fortunately, Looking: The Movie is a lovely coda to a lovely show. It’s not always possible to get a satisfying ending out of television. But this one is also graceful, a closing pirouette that drops the curtain on these characters so that we can let them go, however unwillingly. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineMatt BrennanJul 19, 2016
Season 1 Review: Exquisitely nostalgic, it's as comfortable, and as complicated, as a reunion with an old friend, poring over the past in search of its promise and risking the sharp pang of regret. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyMarc SnetikerJul 18, 2016
Season 1 Review: Haigh and Lannan raise a few compelling questions about our litmus test for happiness, and Groff deserves praise for pulling off a handful of sentimental climaxes. But there's a lingering sense that Looking used its rare second chance to purposefully leave its audience longing for closure that simply doesn't exist. [22/29 Jul 2016, p.96]
70
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithJul 21, 2016
Season 1 Review: You don’t need to have seen the two seasons of HBO’s drama “Looking” to enjoy the movie that wraps things up now that the series has ended. Read full review
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