55
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83ConsequenceRandall ColburnConsequenceRandall ColburnAs with most Duplass-produced films, Rainbow Time perhaps ambles a bit too awkwardly into its ending. But, if it weren’t already clear, this is a messy movie about messy people, unique in both its character dynamics and worldview.
- 75IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichLynskey’s performance insists that every scene — no matter how warped or incestuous — ultimately returns to the notion that relationships are a balancing act between change and acceptance.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeUnassuming but warm and thoroughly involving.
- 60We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWe Got This CoveredMatt DonatoRainbow Time is all over the place dramatically, but somehow Linas Phillips ties together a sometimes wacky, otherwise off-beat family dramedy from perspectives unknown.
- 50Slant MagazineWes GreeneSlant MagazineWes GreeneLinas Phillips's contrived sense of follow-through betrays the truthfulness of his initial characterizations.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMuch of this is funny and even perceptive about the nooks and crannies of adult sexual relationships. It’s also very well acted.... But something feels off.
- 50RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenFoiled by a weak imagination and clear limits to its awareness, Rainbow Time doesn’t become the strong feminist statement it ultimately wants to be.
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayIt’s not exactly side-splittingly funny, and it doesn’t amount to much. The ideas are strong, but the storytelling’s practically nonexistent.
- 40Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamLynskey is a luminous counterpoint to Phillips's energetic earthiness, but they can't lift a story with so much killjoy ballast.