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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88PremierePremiereEach new plot point in Suddenly occurs like the title says, but the passage between them is slow, steady, and sure.
- 80VarietyDeborah YoungVarietyDeborah YoungA delightfully unpredictable sleeper that proves new Argentine cinema really exists, Suddenly, by 26-year-old Diego Lerman, starts scary, moves through deadpan comic and comes out with a whimsical tenderness for its characters.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottWhen Suddenly finds its soul in the last half-hour, the title begins to make a lovely sort of sense.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoDoesn't always succeed -- the premise is hard to believe. Still, it's an unusual and interesting piece of filmmaking.
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneAt first look, it's a stark and thin story of misguided youth. But give it a week. The girls stay with you, the small moments echo, and you realize that, though this movie doesn't lend itself to a punchy summary, it lends itself to the screen.
- 70Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimA humane, unassumingly quirky rumination on chance and caprice.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJust when you think it's a violent drama, it turns into a comic road picture, before finally becoming a tender romance.
- 60Film ThreatRich ClineFilm ThreatRich ClineThis isn't a straight-on comedy by a long shot. It's a quirky character study that will make everyone in the audience laugh at different places.
- 50The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinHeavily indebted to the early work of Jim Jarmusch, both for its evocative use of black and white and its tone of deadpan quirkiness, Suddenly is typical arthouse fare, long on atmosphere and fine acting but short on urgency and ambition.