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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThis is a moody comedy about unconscious marital discord, but it’s also about that ineffable discontent that envelops most of us. Digging For Fire is funny because it rings true — and because it stings a little.
- 88Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenReminiscent of Woody Allen's great, under-sung Manhattan Murder Mystery, it utilizes a pulp conceit as a shorthand for the regrets that bubble up in a marriage.
- 75The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezDigging For Fire is low-lit and pitched in a minor key, a quiet meditation on compromise, individuality, the loss of identity within a marriage, and the aftermath of disorientation that comes with having children and losing touch with your former life.
- 75New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartPer Swanberg’s signature style, the dialogue is largely improvised, the performances loose and funny. This may be his most star-studded cast yet, but the work is as intimate (“mumblecore” is so passé) as ever.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe movie steps lively with buoyant humor and palpable sexual tension, but keep an eye out for the dark places.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMore lightweight than its ample talk of weighty subjects suggests, the film is nevertheless enjoyable.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceDigging for Fire affably drifts by, bolstered by some strong set pieces.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyWhat starts off as a promising indie about a couple (Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt) trying to balance their own needs versus their partner’s quickly goes south in director Joe Swanberg’s latest meditation on aging-hipster malaise.