The Outsider

  • 2018


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Average Rating 3.5/5
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1.5
Plenty of genuine yakuza movies (including Takashi Miikes insane Yakuza Apocalypseadmittedly not representativeand Kinji Fukasakus epic Battles Withou .. Av Club
3.0
Still, while this is probably Sheltons best fully scripted dramatic featurea big improvement on the incoherent Touchy Feely (2013)its the sort of earn .. Av Club
3.0
What elevates this lovely film above the run of the mill is Falcos heartbreaking, note perfect performance. EW
3.5
Its a breezy, earnest film about powerful connections and lost time, but it never quite gets off the ground like it should. Rogerebert
3.8
Such moments go unheralded, but can be transformative all the same, and in the hands of a great actor, they can tug just as insistently at your heart, .. Rogerebert
1.5
Its charming enough, although flashes of flinty humor hint at something edgier underneath. Indie Wire
1.5
Since The Outsider isnt really a murder mystery at least, it doesnt work as a murder mystery it has to be a good drama. Indie Wire
0.5
On the contrary, it thinks of him as a darkly compelling anti hero, convinced that hes dynamic enough to bring new life to old clichs. Indie Wire
3.0
Its the paragon of Netflix filmmaking done right: Despite its lush visuals, the movie could work just as well on the small screen, and its plot hardly .. Indie Wire
3.0
Falco makes Carols kindness and frustration palpable at every moment, turning ordinary emotions into a kind of near poetical self exposure. Variety
3.8
Lynn Sheltons film firmly resists supplying its main characters with easy, you can have it all answers.
3.5
More relationships are fixed in Sheltons film than ruined, and she proves theres plenty of drama in that process. Vulture
4.0
As Hildy keeps Chris company while Carol avoids him, Devers vulnerable, unshowy performance makes this truly a three person drama. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
And one of the frustrations of the scripts restraint is that it steers so wide of melodrama it sometimes bypasses the drama altogether see: Carols str ..
3.5
Youre not free yet, not by a long shot, an unsmiling parole officer tells Chris (Jay Duplass), near the beginning of Lynn Sheltons new feature, Outsid .. The New York Times
1.5
King has never been the best at juggling his tones, and Prices adaptation doesnt set itself apart. Paste Magazine
4.0
Shelton doesnt neglect the unmistakable erotic dimension of Carol and Chris bond, but she doesnt make it the fulcrum of the drama, either.
3.5
Falcos performance elevates Outside In from above average Sundancey movie to really wonderful Sundancey movie. The Young Folks
3.5
The drama of Outside In is largely underplayed.Its a tale of people seeking simple lives on their own terms, and while it may be withholding, its smal .. Village Voice
3.8
And thoughtful performances render this intimate drama a rewarding and engrossing look into life after prison, and a mystery well worth waiting for it .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
Shes largely been drawn to projects with comedic potential, scoring successes with Humpday and Laggies, but the humor is usually positioned as a defen .. Blu Ray
4.5
Lynn Shelton wrote and directed two superior indie comedies, Humpday (2009) and Your Sisters Sister (2011)... Now shes back with an engrossing drama a .. Chicago Reader
4.0
Once more taking full advantage of the Pacific Northwests bracing climate as a sort of emotional cloud cover for warmth seeking souls, Sheltons touchi .. The Wrap
4.0
Its easy to see what would happen in a mainstream Hollywood movie.Happily, Outside In locates itself outside the mainstream. Npr
5.0
And once that beauty is found, the rewards are numerous and plentiful, especially after spending so much time in the dark. Film Inquiry
4.0
Nobody wants to watch a movie where the yelling seems like an acting class instead of a story. Flim Threet
3.0
Its the sort of predictably assembled affair that, on a scene by scene basis, feels all too familiar as the screenplay plays like a character study of .. The Film Stage
2.5
Its one of the best performances of the year so far, and Falco is more than enough to make Outside In worth seeing, even if its narrative shortcuts so .. The Atlantic
4.5
Duplass is good, the surrounding cast is good, but Falco is next level. Pajiba
2.0
The films dramatic conflict and tension is built with patient precision. The Play List
3.0
The stakes are very low, and the dramatic tension doesnt exactly crackle. Now Toronto
3.5
The film, which has a deep selection of music, paints the campaign as a moral victory, and a key to widening Midnight Oils outlook, but what became of .. The Age
4.5
But stick with it, and Outside Ins relentless sadness gives way to something more gently hopeful than its numb beginning implies. The Stranger
3.5
That makes a potentially melodramatic story into a low key character study, which can be occasionally plodding but allows the audience to discover new .. Film Racket
5.0
This becomes one of its greatest strengths as a drama, portraying characters who come to understand each other better but never accepting a pat resolu .. News Week
5.0
Duplass shows it is never too late to step in front of a camera, and he is touchingly real and relatable throughout. Dead Line
4.5
To the betterment of the film, the script avoids the whole courtroom drama. Solzy At The Movies
4.0
The slower tempo means the out of nowhere attacks and shoot outs hit harder, and some of the imagery is straight up horrifying. Flavor Wire
4.4
Edie Falco and Jay Duplass are remarkable in Seattle based filmmaker Lynn Sheltons quiet drama about two people living in rain soaked Granite Falls, W .. Seattle Times
4.5
Both Duplass and Dever handle their roles with exceptional sensitivity, but it is Edie Falco who goes through the biggest character growth and transfo .. Film Journal International ..
4.5
The exposition comes in bits and pieces, allowing us to see just how Chris must be feeling as he tries to navigate what is now a strange world. Screen Anarchy
4.0
Add an Andrew Bird score and a lot of rain and this tiny movie hits a lot harder than you might expect. The Coast
4.5
Outside In demonstrates an inherently personal depiction of rediscovering life. Screen Queens



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