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By Soren Andersen (496) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 05 Nov 2015

Silverman's performance, while good, is by no means great, and she is not able to transcend what amounts to a little too much sweetness and…

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By Soren Anderson (264) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 05 Nov 2015

Silverman's performance, while good, is by no means great, and she is not able to transcend what amounts to a little too much sweetness and…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 05 Nov 2015

Sarah Silverman is far and away the best part of I Smile Back, a strained entry in the Mad Housewife genre…

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By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 05 Nov 2015

Silverman, the tart-tongued stand-up comic known for treading treacherous social waters, confirms herself as a serious actress…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 05 Nov 2015

While it's a cliche to praise a performance requiring some harsh, fairly explicit on-screen behavior and interactions, Silverman's doing the…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 05 Nov 2015

Silverman proves that she is a legit actress, not just 'pretty good for a comedian trying to get serious…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 05 Nov 2015

Director Adam Salky wisely allows the writing and the performances to do the heavy lifting, using his camera in a decidedly low-key, indie…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 05 Nov 2015

The movie’s intelligent respect for that which is unknowable allows it to cover an enormous swath of ground in just 85 minutes…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 04 Nov 2015

As studies in female depression go, I Smile Back is less satisfying as a cohesive film than the recent Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, but Silverman's…

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By Ray Pride (544) for Newcity (539) on 04 Nov 2015

Laney is quiet, chilling, seemingly flooded with thoughts of the worst kind. Small details accrue; sorrow simmers…

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By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 02 Nov 2015

Let's hope the next time Silverman lands a meaty dramatic role -- and she surely will -- it will be attached to a stronger movie with a screenplay…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 29 Oct 2015

Sarah Silverman's work is of a towering caliber few actors could even dream of reaching, so emotionally piercing and yet so bereft of vanity…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 29 Oct 2015

Although the plot is painfully familiar — and not particularly edifying, compared with similar narratives that have gone before — the novelty…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for honeycuttshollywood.com (375) on 26 Oct 2015

I Smile Back' exists primarily as a showcase for Sarah Silverman's undoubted dramatic talents and an obliteration of her persona as a comedian…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 23 Oct 2015

The movie improves on Koppelman’s ungainly novel but is generally dreary and light on insight…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 22 Oct 2015

Individual scenes can be tense but the arc as a whole lacks momentum. I Smile Back should have been devastating…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 21 Oct 2015

Sarah Silverman delivers the type of performance typically labeled as 'brave' because her character debases herself…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 21 Oct 2015

Without pandering to audience sympathy, Silverman's dark shadings lend something unexpected and real to the role…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for New York Times (5,786) on 21 Oct 2015

Sarah Silverman burns through the indie drama “I Smile Back” without making the slightest move to gain our sympathy…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 21 Oct 2015

It’s 85 minutes of grim abyss-gazing with no hope of salvation…

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