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Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallA symphony of small gestures, throwaway glances, brief exchanges of unexpected observation and silences which actually say more than pages of dialogue.
- 80Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThe film is a model of precision and economy, from the scrupulous framing and editing to the dryly note-perfect performances.
- 80The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisA deadpan comedy shot through with a vein of despair, the Uruguayan film Whisky is a pint-size pleasure.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisA fine film of few words and very little motion.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA whimsical piece of deadpan drollery, Whisky plays like Aki Kaurismaki, South American style.
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe film's measured pace may put off impatient viewers, but the brilliantly underplayed ending is worth the wait.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasMordantly funny deadpan comedy.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThere is little suspense, however, and while all the attention on the small details of their lives is laudable, it isn't very interesting.
- 20Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThe witty title aside, this is a miserably dull exercise in stingy-Jew humor and post-Jarmusch nonreaction.