Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Yellow Handkerchief Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas

  Cohn has assembled a quartet of gifted actors who are captivating under Prasad's perceptive direction.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  The formula is obvious, but the story, curiously, turns out to be based on fact.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Variety

  A thoughtful, niche-oriented portrait of four off-the-beaten-path characters trying to find their way.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Four terrific performances make the transition to a U.S. setting go smoothly for British director Udayan Prasad.

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• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Here the fascination is Hurt, so deft at steering his character away from booby-trap clichs that he guides his young costars safely out of sap's way and brightens an otherwise very yellowed tale.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  If Mr. Hurt gives a meticulously detailed performance, he is still so innately refined that Brett never quite registers as an authentic blue-collar type, either vocally or in his body language. Ultimately, men like Brett are just not in Mr. Hurt's DNA, and you are left with the impression of observing a silk purse artfully (but only partially) disguised as a sow's ear.

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