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The Good Heart Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    40

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 10

    out of 100

    Village Voice Melissa Anderson

    A sloppy, desultory, depressive buddy comedy the color of beer-infused pee.

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  • 38

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The actors cast themselves adrift on the sinking vessel of this story and go down with the ship.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    No amount of splenetic ranting by Brian Cox, a wonderful actor, when given the right role, can salvage The Good Heart from terminal mawkishness.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Variety Todd McCarthy

    A picture too simplistic and sentimental for art seekers and too rough for general audiences.

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  • 67

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The Big Apple of this evanescent tone poem is an invented nocturnal landscape featuring speechifying eccentrics and absurdist moments that feel northern European in sensibility.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey

    Here, the 36-year-old filmmaker is playing around with drama and comedy. And if you're in the mood for a splash of dark drama, a bit of humor, very dry, on the rocks, with a twist, this will come close to satisfying.

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