63
Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90TheWrapInkoo KangTheWrapInkoo KangShelton's comedy isn't just smart, but cheerfully wise; not just funny, but cleverly and endlessly so.
- 82Film.comFilm.comSuperbly written, handsomely made and full of terrific performances, Laggies is Shelton’s best film to date.
- 75HitfixDrew McWeenyHitfixDrew McWeenyIt's a gentle, amiable, sincere little movie, and we could use about a hundred more Lynn Sheltons in this business, making movies that feel this lived in, this true.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMore structure and polish doesn't keep Lynn Shelton's latest from being recognizably hers.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangIf the narrative progression feels too tidy and circumscribed, Shelton’s talent for bringing out the best in her actors remains satisfyingly intact.
- 70Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekVillage VoiceStephanie ZacharekEven though Laggies is clearly well-intentioned — and the anxieties it tussles with are completely believable — the film is awkward in ways that are sometimes charming and sometimes off-putting.
- 60The TelegraphAmber WilkinsonThe TelegraphAmber WilkinsonThe plot strong-arms the characters into increasingly contrived and overly familiar positions that leave you longing for the more relaxed vibe of Shelton's earlier films.
- 58The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezIts patchy tone, plot, characters and sympathies make for a film that’s difficult to wholeheartedly endorse.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe movie’s compromised tone, wavering between emo introspection and rom-com cuteness, is awkward in all the wrong ways.