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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 11 Oct 2012

The movie has some powerful moments, but it's mostly superficial…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 11 Oct 2012

A terrific performance by Mary Elizabeth Winstead bolsters this otherwise muddled drama…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 11 Oct 2012

Winstead has an alert charm and curious eyes and, 30 years ago, might have been one of that decade's glorious gang of Smart Brunettes - Karen…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 11 Oct 2012

There needs to be a 12-step program for movie people to stop sharing their deeply personal yet insight-free stories of addiction…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 10 Oct 2012

The degree to which Smashed refuses to indulge a voyeuristic taste for the kind of sordid details exploited by reality television amounts to…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 10 Oct 2012

Winstead, who appears in nearly every scene, can be compelling but, like the material, often pushes too hard, especially in Kate's climactic…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 10 Oct 2012

Don't forget Winstead when making a list of the year's Best Actress contenders. Yes, she's that good…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for NPR (1,713) on 10 Oct 2012

The truthfulness of Winstead's performance - and those of her co-stars, too - has a steadying influence on James Ponsoldt's modest drama, which…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 10 Oct 2012

Winstead and director James Ponsoldt add something gripping and modern to the cinema of recovery, a well-mined genre that can still, it seems,…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 10 Oct 2012

An authentic and absorbing portrait of a young married woman who is an alcoholic in recovery…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for AV Club (2,778) on 10 Oct 2012

In spite of the out-of-place pregnancy subplot, Smashed is a film of pummeling intensity and bruised emotions…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for indieWire (3,631) on 09 Oct 2012

Winstead's performance provides a trenchant wakeup call even when the movie can't keep pace…

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 09 Oct 2012

Winstead leaps out of the pack as a serious actress, one whose talents should be further mined and explored by being offered the strongest…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 08 Oct 2012

Smashed touches on the awkward perversity that often comes from seemingly pure emotions and intentions, and turns a noticeable, if slightly…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 08 Oct 2012

The bottom isn't low enough, the struggle isn't difficult enough, and the characters (especially the supporting ones) don't feel developed…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 08 Oct 2012

To be sure, the film as a whole feels like a creaky vehicle, belabored with plot strands and stereotypes that only serve to highlight Winstead's…

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By Michael Nordine (446) for Village Voice (8,525) on 08 Oct 2012

Movies about drugs and alcohol might be a dime (bag) a dozen, but James Ponsoldt's Smashed is so beautifully shot and well acted as to transcend…

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By Brent Simon (1,142) for Shared Darkness (279) on 02 Oct 2012

An unconvincing portrait of downward-spiral alcoholism that trades on surface-level melodrama before finally fumbling away any credibility…

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By Mark Keizer (225) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 30 Sep 2012

Alcoholic movie characters run the gamut from lovable millionaire (Arthur) to Skid Row bum (Henry Chinaski from Barfly) to all-out, suicidal…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for The Playlist (3,871) on 28 Sep 2012

Ponsoldt, Paul and Winstead make a remarkably effective team for this film's points and purposes, and Smashed burns long after it goes down smoothly…

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