Old Partner 2009

Kevin B. Lee, Time Out: At its best, the film adopts its subjects' spartan demeanor, relying on wordless sequences that vividly depict the rhythms of farm labor... Read more

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: Old Partner may strike some as sentimental and repetitious, but it's only because Lee has matched his style to the material. Read more

Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com: Even at a modest 78 minutes, there's a little too much slowness and repetitiveness to this off-beat documentary. But then, how fast can you expect a 40-year-old ox to move? Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: Old Partner isn't entirely the story of man and ox shuffling off into the sunset together. It's also the story of poverty, sacrifice, physical agony, and very real emotional tumult. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Too bad there isn't an Oscar for best performance by a beast of burden. Read more

Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: One does leave with a rarely vivid sense of the grind of time, in work and marriage. Read more