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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerThe performances are pitch perfect; the soundtrack is evocative; the photography is artful. Nothing is overdone, and nothing is really resolved.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAs it plays out, it’s only a hard road for these swept-up, damaged lovers, whom Klein and his actors treat with blessedly non-exploitative honesty.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangWhat might have seemed pro forma on paper...overcomes its occasionally studied stylistic tics to become a troubled, anguished love story that neither exaggerates nor soft-pedals the demons on display.
- 67IndieWireSteve GreeneIndieWireSteve GreeneWhen it keeps its aims small and its attention narrow, The Other Half lands on a simple love story that speaks outside its familiar boundaries.
- 60The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterMr. Klein is well served by his actors, who exude conviction, charisma and palpable ardor.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe film's emotional resonance is consistently stifled by excessively gloomy aesthetic and stylistic tics.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweKlein conveys his characters’ shifting mental states with expressionistic sequences that are often unevenly framed, shot from behind his subjects or even unfocused. The result can be intentionally disorienting, but not always particularly revealing. By contrast, the performances are far more compelling.
- 50RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaRogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaA somber and derivative relationship drama.
- 40Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon AbramsMaslany and Cullen's characters seem intended to be psychologically realistic, but they're only as complex as The Other Half's surface-deep style.