Review of Certain Women (2016) by Johnny L — 21 Sep 2016

So sad! I just want to tell all characters in this movie: can you please go make a life?!

This review of Certain Women (2016) was written by Johnny L on 21 Sep 2016.

Certain Women has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jan S (217) on 26 Nov 2018

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By John Powers (147) for NPR's Fresh Air (33) on 16 May 2018

Reichardt is tuned to precisely the thing that most movies cut out, the largely undramatic texture of daily life…

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By Christopher Llewellyn Reed (298) for Film Festival Today (161) on 23 Jan 2018

This is a movie, above all, about loneliness, as well as the particular challenges that women face as they seek personal agency, or even just…

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By Arth J (756) on 04 Feb 2018

Just as feel yourself being lulled to sleep, you catch your second wind. By the end of the third act, you feel the power in its silence…

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By Iwatch M (1) on 31 Jul 2018

Leisurely paced and sensitively rendered, Kelly Reichardt's interwoven three vignettes of forlorn women longing for the human connections evoke…

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By Tomas Trussow (247) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 08 Oct 2018

Reichardt paints life's small contours with the brush of a majestic poetess, giving voice to the seemingly unremarkable -- even mundane --…

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 09 Dec 2017

This is typical indie fare. Sepia-toned and not a lot happens. Three loosely interwoven tales, with four fabulous acting performances…

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By Joe B (1,141) on 28 Apr 2018

Whew it was brutal ... the acting was fine but I kept waiting for a story. It just seemed to go no place. I would not recommend…

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By Lewis Knight (28) for The Digital Fix (54) on 22 Dec 2018

Reichardt, in addition to the slow and methodical storytelling, continues to use the landscape to tremendous effect, the cinematography is…

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