75
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachBlack and white has never looked more stark.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertPortrait of men and a few women who stubbornly try to maintain some dignity in the face of personal disaster.
- 88New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsRemarkable first film.
- 80TNT RoughCutAndy KleinTNT RoughCutAndy KleinCompellingly watchable.
- 80L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorDesigned neither to warm your heart nor shelter you in the comfort of liberal guilt, the movie does what so many style-conscious, "subjective" documentaries have long forgotten how to do. It shows you a world, and stays the hell out of it.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovCompelling, relentless cinema.
- 75New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanFascinating, beautifully photographed portrait of a vanished community.
- 70Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinSinger achieves remarkable intimacy with his subjects.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyIntimate and engrossing.
- 50Film.comFilm.comGiven the enormous praise, the film falls short.