Review of Landline (2017) by Geewah — 05 Jan 2021

A solid yet unspectacular family drama. The cast are good and do there best with this conventional story.

This review of Landline (2017) was written by Geewah on 05 Jan 2021.

Landline has generally received positive reviews.

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 10 Aug 2017

Landline gets what makes people tick, doesn't shy from reveling in the good, bad and ugly as well as all the gradations hiding in the various…

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By Rendan L (500) on 28 Oct 2017

It never strives for deeper moments other than the Indie rhythmic film beats like brief argument, montage, things get worked out, blah blah…

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By Tomas Trussow (247) for The Lonely Film Critic (186) on 03 Oct 2018

Slate is one of those actresses who can mine gold out of every scenario, including the ones presented here…

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By Chazzyc . (237) on 04 Aug 2017

Neither the story nor the script are good enough for the talented cast, even though it does offer some mild laughs at times…

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By Paully A (54) on 31 Jan 2018

The movie didn't really get me into the 90's nostalgia that I expected. The movie title wasn't very applicable. The film was just okay overall…

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By Daniel S (2,332) on 09 Dec 2018

It's a canny film that stretches out a plot made of relatively few events and still makes it a pleasure to watch…

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By Jenna I (601) on 11 Aug 2017

Landline offers nothing new and deals with family issues including affairs in 1995. The movie has some funny moments but overall it is slow…

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By Martha K. Baker (133) for KDHX (St. Louis) (284) on 28 Aug 2017

Landline seems to barely bear its own weight. But it's one of those movies that has something to say about cheating -- by cheaters…

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By Chris R (1,477) on 07 Aug 2017

Decent little film. Who could blame the Jenny Slate character for cheating on that milktoast…

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By Movieseeer (6) on 28 Jan 2019

I was rather surprised by Landline…

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