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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakThe PlaylistOktay Ege KozakCollette delivers one of the best performances of her already impressive career in Glassland.
- 80The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinLike the emotional equivalent of a massage with a sandpaper loofah, the film leaves you feeling raw and tender, thanks particularly to the knockout performances from the small cast, especially Collette.
- 80The TelegraphMike McCahillThe TelegraphMike McCahillIt’s a film of few frills or flourishes, which never tries to dress up its subject or soften its blows. Yet in its rage and its pain, in the wire-brush scrub it gives to the movies’ woozily romantic notions of alcoholism, Glassland feels wholly honest and true.
- 80Total FilmMatt GlasbyTotal FilmMatt GlasbyEnds up an impressive addiction drama. Stay with it and it’ll stay with you.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijBefore anyone has even said anything, the economy of Barrett as a storyteller is abundantly clear.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThere’s much in the movie to admire until it runs headlong into a stone wall.
- 70Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel Murray[Reynor's] performance — fractured yet strong — is a big reason why Glassland works so well.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe script is consistently either overexplicit or undernourished, and there’s only so much two fine actors can do.
- 40Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounAs the determined but fragile son, Reynor has a strong presence, but Collette’s character is too thinly sketched to make much sense.