People Places Things 2015

Kyle Smith, New York Post: A mild, low-impact relationship dramedy with a droll script and considerable feeling. Read more

Ben Kenigsberg, Variety: For a film with one eye on messy, real emotions, "People, Places, Things" undercuts itself with goofy humor. Read more

Mike D'Angelo, AV Club: Rampant cutesiness, improbable spontaneous decisions, indie-movie cliches, and the occasional decent one-liner. Read more

Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic: Strouse has come up with a near-perfect blend of awkward wit and good-natured sweetness. Read more

Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly: It's a slight little movie, but its stars make you care about the people-if not so much the places and things. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: A superb, comically gifted cast helps writer-director Jim Strouse lift this quite a few cuts above his previous work as well as above the general run of films about modern life and relationships. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Small, smart and inescapably independent, "People Places Things" has its own offbeat and charmingly low-key way of seeing the world. Read more

Katherine Pushkar, New York Daily News: This is boilerplate rom-com fare with few plot surprises. But thanks to witty dialogue, strong performances and sure-handed direction, the movie's also smart, hilarious and an absolute delight. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: A movie that, much like the insufferable Charlie, can't make up its mind about where to go or how to get there. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: As the movie progresses, Will learns, in his low-key way, that life is full of unexpected twists, that love is hard to put away, and that people who share children can never fully leave each other. Read more

David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle: Strouse's film is about the changes that occur in all relationships and about letting go when it's time. It will probably not change your worldview about any people, places or things, but it's a pleasant way to spend a couple hours. Read more

Ernest Hardy, Village Voice: There are two reasons to check out People Places Things - but neither the lead actors nor the characters they play are among them. Read more

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: We know these characters are going through a lot, even if we don't always see it. And so, this short, ramshackle, shrinking movie manages to stick with you. Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: An off-kilter romantic comedy in which everything turns out the way you might have hoped it would if you hadn't been kept in a state of happy suspense along the way. Read more