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By Mathew Dekinder (396) for Suburban Journals of St. Louis (395) on 15 Sep 2016

The Hollars' is one of those movies that is conventional as all get-out, but earns every tear that it jerks and actually manages to feel honest…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for The Newnan Times-Herald (58) on 15 Sep 2016

Its attractive cast are game for the loose material, but the script is so off-kilter that it fails to connect credibly with the viewer…

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By Jackie K. Cooper (1,018) for Huffington Post (170) on 14 Sep 2016

Margo Martindale is a national treasure. She has the best comedic moments and the best dramatic ones in this movie…

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By Chance Solem-Pfeifer (41) for Willamette Week (516) on 14 Sep 2016

Like the omnipresent folk pop of its soundtrack, it's just doing a broad-strokes approximation of something more thoughtful, a Little Miss…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 14 Sep 2016

A standard-issue family reunion dramedy, The Hollars has several genuine moments of human interaction that are near-magical to observe because…

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By John Hartl (735) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 14 Sep 2016

Crowded, cornball and too busy for its short running time, The Hollars nevertheless generates a few moments of grace and reflection…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 12 Sep 2016

It doesn’t really skip by, but Krasinski keeps the squishiness to a minimum and lets his co-stars land the laughs even if The Hollars are…

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By Tirdad Derakhshani (358) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 07 Sep 2016

An uneven, perpetually redundant comedy-drama…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 07 Sep 2016

Features an array of characters that are immediately recognizable-unfortunately not from real life but from innumerable movies and TV series…

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By Jack Giroux (142) for Bullz-Eye.com (1,091) on 07 Sep 2016

Krasinski's sophomore effort is a compelling and kind-hearted, albeit familiar, tale about returning home…

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By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 06 Sep 2016

The movie so eagerly touches on all the quadrants we've become accustomed to expect from Sundance-lite pictures that it starts to seem ridiculous…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 05 Sep 2016

If you liked TV's Parenthood, you'll like John Krasinski's well-played, enjoyable if also predictable, frequently familiar family dramedy The Hollars…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 02 Sep 2016

Infuriatingly quirky family dramedy that makes you wanna scream…

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By Anita Katz (182) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 01 Sep 2016

Although the cast keeps things engaging, in an apparent attempt to offset the serious with the sunny, director John Krasinski sinks a potentially…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 01 Sep 2016

There are only three characters who really matter…

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 31 Aug 2016

The always wonderful Martindale nails the tone in her warm and nuanced performance, combining sly humor and a soulful presence, while the men…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 31 Aug 2016

The Hollars is an uneven, ineffective and self-conscious dysfunctional family comedy/drama with a Sundance-y vibe, and scene after scene in…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 31 Aug 2016

No new storytelling ground is broken in the charming The Hollars, but it doesn't need to be. The core cast always feels credible as a family…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 31 Aug 2016

Jenkins and Martindale, both old hands at this sort of dramedy material, come through for Krasinski as the story darkens in the second half…

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By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 31 Aug 2016

Krasinski, still a better actor than director, goes for warm fuzzies rather than chords on the heart strings…

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