33
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- The admirable wit that's on display when it comes to subtle motifs and the poignant conclusion that resonates if you let it, regardless of how predictable or not it may seem, are all things that add up to a satisfactory feeling.
- 40The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott Tobiasit’s hard to not see the puppet strings above everyone’s heads as Alaimo tugs them into big statements about suburban emptiness, economic flim-flammery, family dysfunction, and other hallmarks of America’s foundational rot.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeatures fine performances from the veterans in its cast. But it ultimately comes across as little more than a compendium of cliches.
- 40VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe results don’t feel disjointed so much as oddly undernourished and a bit toothless for what’s intended as a bold (mostly) comic expose.
- 30Village VoiceCalum MarshVillage VoiceCalum MarshAlaimo seems to have an unusually high tolerance for shopworn ideas, and Chlorine boasts no shortage of them.
- 30Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe uninvitingly titled Chlorine is a flat, undercooked suburban comedy. Or is it a drama? Or maybe a kind of satire? Regardless, it's short on style, substance or any clear raison d'être.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJay Alaimo’s sour tale of suburban greed and marital disappointment, can’t even deliver a temporary high; mired in the blahs, the blues and the midlife crazies, this poor man’s “American Beauty” slowly sucks your will to live.