85
Metascore
34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The Film StageJohn FinkThe Film StageJohn FinkBujalski as a filmmaker has created a film as fascinating as anything in his previous output
- 91The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloSet in a tacky Hooters-style sports bar called Double Whammies, Andrew Bujalski’s delightful new comedy, Support The Girls, more than lives up to its winking/earnest double entendre of a title.
- 90VarietyAmy NicholsonVarietyAmy NicholsonHall’s performance — tender, tough, empathetic, controlled — crumples from tears to laughter in a blink. It’s phenomenal.
- 90Village VoiceDanny KingVillage VoiceDanny KingBujalski frames most of Support the Girls as an almost real-time delineation of chaos, but his storytelling elegance — delicate, nearly invisible foreshadowing; cogent evocations of backstory — adds reflective layers to the surface anarchy.
- 88Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundThe film celebrates the unrecognized willpower and perseverance that undergirds low-wage service work in this country.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAn easygoing hangout film that will ring true for anyone who has worked in the service industry, it continues the filmmaker's streak of making movies that have few obvious common denominators besides empathy for types of characters who rarely get it.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEntertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattTo see a black female over 40 holding the center of a story about ordinary, unsung lives makes Support a low-key pleasure; one that transcends its own shaggy narrative.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe movie feels lived in, greasy and real. [Bujalski] just needed more funny lines and help figuring out the most promising thread among the many he introduces to pursue.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIf there’s a compelling reason to see the film, it’s Regina Hall.