48
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasUntil its pat, implausible conclusion, the film has the edgy nerve of a classic amour fou, charting a complex relationship with the sort of bumpy, unpredictable spirit that would do Cassavetes proud.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickStengarde gives an arresting performance as a mentally unstable woman.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghAn unvarnished look at the emotional havoc that ensues when middle-class housewife Kira (Stine Stengade) returns home after a lengthy stay in a mental hospital, anchored by devastating performances.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNever quite knows where it's going - which is especially frustrating, since it takes such a long and painful path to get there.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA disturbing, somewhat repellent portrait of a depressed middle-class woman's struggle to live comfortably in the world.
- 40VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellIt often resembles John Cassavetes' "A Woman Under the Influence," but just as often devolves into a series of bravura acting exercises strung together by an increasingly sketchy narrative theme.
- 30Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraAnother in a line of Dogme half-wits whose madness is posited as a state of tortured grace, the young wife in Kira's Reason is a woman well past the verge.