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Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesRichly imagined, gracefully written and delicately realized. [10 Mar 2001, p.F15]
- 80The New York TimesCaryn JamesThe New York TimesCaryn JamesEloquent, understated film.
- The stories are small but the outcome of each means so much to the characters, you’ll find yourself drawn into their very real world.
- 80Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversA delicate gem.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineAn imaginatively constructed soap-opera with a high-powered cast.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThings isn't linear, and it isn't all that lively. But it captures the experience of some modern women, and it feels from the heart.
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayGarcía apparently prefers ambiguity, implying all sorts of heavy backstory for each of his leads but leaving the details vague, and he lets his actresses carry the baggage in their performances alone.
- 70TimeJames PoniewozikTimeJames PoniewozikIf the stories sometimes use Creative Writing 101 devices (like a quasi-prophetic homeless woman), the total effect is as spare and haunting as the film's arid, beautifully shot setting.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA collection of five femme-oriented vignettes that are not intricately linked dramatically but overlap characters, this observant, emotionally acute drama is distinguished by a pronounced poetic sensibility.