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By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 06 Sep 2012

Bolstered by a terrific performance from Melanie Lynskey, who brings dignity and humor to what could have been a downbeat part…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 06 Sep 2012

I hope Hello, I Must Be Going will introduce many new viewers to Lynskey's charms, and that at least of a few of them will be casting directors…

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By S. Jhoanna Robledo (697) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 06 Sep 2012

Unlikely post-divorce romance anchors mature dramedy…

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By Farran Smith Nehme (295) for New York Post (6,650) on 06 Sep 2012

There are some catches, including a breathy-voiced indie-rock soundtrack so bad you wonder if it's contributing to Amy's malaise…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 06 Sep 2012

Abbott has a compelling unpredictability, though, and in a couple of his scenes with Lynskey, you can spot the stirrings of a more complex…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 05 Sep 2012

But while this is Lynskey's show, the real gut-punch comes from Danner as the uptight and dissatisfied Ruth, who loves her daughter but also…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for MSN Movies (470) on 05 Sep 2012

not just one of the finest indie releases of the year, but one of the sharpest and most moving and engaging movies of the year, period…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 05 Sep 2012

This is ultimately a tale of affirmation, self-acceptance and second chances, and its lessons, while not unwelcome, are a bit too forced and…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 05 Sep 2012

Even though as a whole Hello I Must Be Going lets us down in the second half, the pleasure of watching Lynskey and Abbott never diminishes…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 04 Sep 2012

Working from a script by his wife, Sarah Koskoff, High Fidelity actor-turned-director Todd Louiso shapes the movie to Lynskey's rhythms…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 04 Sep 2012

The film plays like a strenuous tug of war between the inhuman machinery of a wildly misguided plot and the low-key humanism of Melanie Lynskey's…

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By Andrew Schenker (354) for Village Voice (8,525) on 03 Sep 2012

With a digital sheen exacerbating the aura of slightness, Hello vamps along in its low indie-rom-com key toward a climactic mother-daughter…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 03 Sep 2012

Lynskey has raised the quality of innumerable feature films (as a soft-spoken New Republic reporter in Shattered Glass; a housewife on the…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for The Playlist (3,871) on 31 Aug 2012

Warm and funny, real and raw, Hello I Must Be Going deserves a hearty welcome from moviegoers looking for an honest and frank comedy that never…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 31 Aug 2012

If it's too subtle (and too similar to several other low-key indie romcoms) to make a big splash, it's got lovely performances and really builds…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 31 Aug 2012

A credibly drawn central character is trapped inside a half-cooked dramatic stew in Hello I Must Be Going…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 31 Aug 2012

As a director, Louiso operates within a narrow emotional range; while not as bleak as Love Liza, the film feels similarly monotonous and desperately…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 21 Aug 2012

[VIDEO ESSAY] Hello I Must Be Going is a delightful slow boil adult romantic comedy that taps increasingly harder on your funny bone before…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 01 Feb 2012

Hello I Must Be Going overcomes its formulaic plot with solid performances, genuine warmth and humor, and some uncloying honesty about the…

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By Kimberly Gadette (432) for Doddle (184) on 23 Jan 2012

At the end of this hello/goodbye, we'd have to say that though it's a sweet visit ... it's not as memorable as we'd hoped…

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