57
Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsBut the film has a poetic pulse, its ups and downs accompanied by some smartly chosen pop songs, a seductive original score and McKidd's husky voice-over narration.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettA full-flavored, absorbing tragedy.
- 70VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyThe highly directed film adopts a semi-impressionistic approach more European than British in flavor, aided by a terrific central performance by Kevin McKidd and painterly lensing by John Rhodes.
- 70Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis Lim16 Years' greatest asset may be its star: Trainspotting's McKidd, coiled and queasy, transcends the dubious romanticism and hard-man clichés of his role -- he exudes a commanding air of constancy in a film that teeters between the rapturous and the ridiculous.
- 60Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderEpisodic and patchy, but well acted and heartfelt.
- 50The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe tedium of this antidrinking hoodlum's tale inspires the wrong kind of longing entirely.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickDespite reams of maudlin narration, McKidd's powerful performance as a conflicted man makes this beautifully shot low-budget feature worth checking out.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe pacing soon grows dull and the frequent narration is a nonstop string of clichés, platitudes, and truisms that should have been flung out the cutting-room window.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinA pretty ugly movie in its own right.