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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Secrets, lies and vast array of medical emergencies beset the game cast (which includes Kathy Bates and Felicity Huffman, Macy’s real-life wife) before the story goes fully off the rails.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyDana SchwartzEntertainment WeeklyDana SchwartzKrystal feels like the result of an elaborate blunder wherein three different scripts were accidentally shuffled together and then — presumably through a series of hijinks — the director accidentally shot it all straight through.
- 55TheWrapApril WolfeTheWrapApril WolfeThe comic drama Krystal, marking William H. Macy’s third time out as a feature director, is so baffling that it must be appreciated at least for its ability to defy all logic.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreMacy, working from a seriously stereotypical script by Will Aldis, achieves a mild level of madcap, here and there.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOther than the luminous Dawson, who somehow manages to rise above the hackneyed material, none of the principal players emerge from this cinematic wreckage unscathed. Director Macy emphasizes the comedic aspects of the material in such overly broad fashion that Krystal begins to resemble a demented sitcom that could only have benefited from a laugh track.
- 40The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeAt 93 minutes Krystal feels chaotic and thin, like a pilot that was also forced to be a series finale.
- 40Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe Dixie-set, coming-of-age tale Krystal, directed by William H. Macy and written by Will Aldis, is too forced, chaotic and randomly eccentric to make for a fully engaging and cohesive emotional experience.
- 38Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithThe gravity of Krystal's situation is undermined at every turn by the filmmakers' excessively broad, comedic strokes.
- 30Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyVillage VoiceCraig D. LindseyWhat this tiresome, out-of-pocket-ass movie actually does is create a painfully kooky, mad world where the only good thing about it is that Rosario Dawson can still turn men into idiots with her presence.
- 30VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThough Macy is an odd fit to direct (coming at the talky script like it was a madcap piece of theater), the wonky tone is all screenwriter Will Aldis’ invention.