79
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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyThe diverging paths and seething conflicts of two lifelong friends, now young Brooklyn professionals, are explored deeply and poignantly in this deceptively calm melodrama, written and directed by Dan Sallitt.
- 88Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundDan Sallitt recognizes that even the sturdiest of friendships are inevitably tested by time and the evolution of personal responsibility.
- 83The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorA deep dive into the complexity and soft trauma of seeing those we idolized as kids through fresh eyes and what exactly to make of that new vantage.
- 83IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichWhen lifetimes of latent drama come home to roost in the surprisingly eventful final scenes, Fourteen builds to an unsparingly lucid assessment of what two friends can take from — and carry for — each other.
- 80CineVuePatrick GambleCineVuePatrick GambleRich with scenes of affection and reconciliation, the most charming thing about Fourteen is the degree to which Sallitt finds a balance between his own brand of independent filmmaking and the kind of French middle-class realism he’s clearly influenced by.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThe Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungMedel, seldom off-screen, turns in a marvelous, utterly engaging portrait of an intelligent, caring person slowly stretched to breaking point.
- 75The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerMedel and Kuhling both give remarkably even-keeled performances, making their differences clear without a lot of voice-raising.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzSallitt is grasping for something profound here – a portrait of friendship seen both up-close and from a distance. Fourteen may ultimately be just that – a grasp – but it is worth reaching out for all the same.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleI hope casting agents and other industry types see Fourteen, because I want them to see Norma Kuhling (of the NBC series “Chicago Med”), who plays Jo. She takes this strong role, by writer-director Dan Sallitt, and hits it exactly right.
- 70The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeWhat begins as a movie with two protagonists almost imperceptibly evolves into a movie with just one — a touching demonstration of how narratives that seem inevitably intertwined can unravel.