68
Metascore
15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThis is a film precisely constructed, brilliantly imagined.
- 90L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyWriter-director Gianni Amelio masterfully chronicles the ways two people can betray each other, and especially themselves, in the name of love.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe sweeping, confounding conclusion therefore unfolds with a beauty and an ease that seem truly organic. The Way We Laughed has that feeling of being a work of art.
- 80New Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinNew Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinBeautifully made and performed, this is a film of considerable insight into both the life of the impoverished and the mystery of human personality.
- 75New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanLongwinded, slow-starting but moving film.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWears its art, as well as its heart, on its sleeve -- so much so that I feel guilty for not liking it more.
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatIt's a damn impressive trick to build a film around narrative frustration and not cause your audience to run out screaming.
- 40VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyProblematically structured, overly protracted and lacking in narrative fluidity.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsA ponderously slow experience.