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By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

A brilliant sense of humor to go along with an uncommonly sharp observations, making the study of politics on a number of fronts, as much gender-related…

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By Matt Oakes (180) for Silver Screen Riot (180) on 01 Nov 2018

Shana Feste's pot-slinging cross-country road-trip dramedy deals in paternal disappointment and familial reconciliation but remains a bit high…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 24 Oct 2018

It's predictable, at times is a little too quirky, and sags a bit in the middle act. Yet Boundaries works, largely because of the cast…

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By Joe Friar (93) for The Victoria Advocate (93) on 08 Oct 2018

I found myself laughing quite a bit and felt great at the end of the journey…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Madison Movie (219) on 22 Jul 2018

Writer-director Shana Heste's film never transcends its clichés, wasting fine actors on a screenplay that whipsaws between broad comedy and…

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By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 17 Jul 2018

While some complex themes like abandonment and redemption are touched upon lightly, there's not much room for anything else to breathe with…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 11 Jul 2018

Feste isn't shooting for easy laughs, or even prolonged ones. She wants nervous giggles to come with a muttered there but for the grace of God go I…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 10 Jul 2018

It's the best thing Feste has made to date, which isn't saying much, but she shows newfound interest in emotional authenticity here…

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By Alexandra Macaaron (124) for Women's Voices for Change (124) on 10 Jul 2018

The writing is smart and funny, the scenery along the Pacific coast is glorious, and the performances are all topnotch…

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By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 10 Jul 2018

Boundaries is almost uniformly lowbrow, with a weak script that severely tests the likeability of Farmiga and Plummer…

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By Katherine Monk (493) for Ex-Press.com (333) on 10 Jul 2018

As much as you may spar with every moment of cliche in this oddly familiar family yarn, the struggle is futile…

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By Josh Kupecki (255) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 10 Jul 2018

Boundaries would be a lot more charming if it was anything remotely an organic story instead of being glued to a template…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for The Movie Cricket (81) on 08 Jul 2018

If anything I have described above sounds the least bit pleasant or entertaining, I have failed as a critic and wordsmith…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 07 Jul 2018

Despite charismatic Christopher Plummer, it's frustrating - filled with implausible family therapy…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 06 Jul 2018

Unless you've got something new to bring to the highway, keep your stories at home away from classic cars and jokes about cancer and pedophilia…

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By John Urbancich (394) for Your Movies (cleveland.com) (472) on 05 Jul 2018

the most unbelievably eccentric assortment of characters you can shake a script at…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 04 Jul 2018

A movie with no reason to exist apart from setting into motion an otherwise interesting cast, led by Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga…

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By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 04 Jul 2018

Boundaries is a road comedy for people who enjoy seeing that nice Christopher Plummer play a bit of a rascal but would prefer not to encounter…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denerstein Unleashed (254) on 04 Jul 2018

Predictable and never totally convincing, Boundaries nonetheless features a fine performance by Plummer, who pours on the roguish charm…

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By Tom Russo (407) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 04 Jul 2018

Character quirks know no limits in the indie dramedy Boundaries, a multi-generational road-trip movie that gives both Vera Farmiga and Christopher…

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