93
Metascore
4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzSam Now is remarkable not only for its powerful subject matter and the restrained, intelligent way it examines its key players, but for how it simultaneously reaches the audience and everyone involved in the story.
- 100The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldThe Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldTwenty-five years in the making, this warmhearted, generous film is a quiet masterpiece — the very specific story of one family, but one in which many of us can find our own.
- 90The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldReed’s initial overeager stylings fall back to reveal a mature reckoning with love, hurt, independence, and hard-won wisdom.
- 80Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis quietly powerful film is a way for Harkness to reopen some of his family’s wounds, but always with the understanding that the more he pokes and digs, the longer it may take to heal.