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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt doesn’t wholly come off, with back stories too thinly developed, pathos and cruelty blending with the whimsy of a New York con.
- 42IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichWhile the movie works to depict how kindness breeds kindness, even in the cruelest of environments, it spends much of the time watching its motley collection of lost souls chase their own tails.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe Kindness of Strangers is one of those terrible ideas for a film: ensemble dramas that are superficially attractive because of all the big names shoehorned into the cast-list.
- 38Slant MagazinePat BrownSlant MagazinePat BrownThe film’s repetitive and lifeless dialogue robs otherwise charismatic performers of distinguishing characteristics.
- 38RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyRogerEbert.comTomris LafflyScherfig’s latest effort pursues something naively magical, only to end up with a mélange of miscalculated, cheap sentiments.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAs a supposed snapshot of life in the unaccommodating big city, and of the humane gestures that can soften that harshness, it feels utterly synthetic, not to mention a romantically "European" view of New York that's sheer nonsense.
- 25The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorIn spite of it all, the cast members do themselves justice for the most and I couldn’t help but be charmed by Riseborough’s wide-eyed decency as she hosts her frequent “forgiveness” meetings–not to mention be seduced by Nighy’s signature suave detachment.
- 25The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzOkay, one kind word: Bill Nighy is clearly enjoying himself playing a New York businessman whose caviar restaurant improbably becomes a beacon for a host of impoverished ne’re-do-wells. But that is the only nicety I can muster for this otherwise cartoonish treacle.