Smashed (2012)
Critic Reviews
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The Playlist James Rocchi
Ponsoldt, Paul and Winstead make a remarkably effective team for this film's points and purposes, and Smashed burns long after it goes down smoothly.
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
What's new about the unsensationalized portrait of one-day-at-a-time progress (and setbacks) is the low-key energy of this drunks' tale, by and for a generation with a high tolerance for humor and a low tolerance for soapiness.
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90
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The Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy
Its sharp writing and essential credibility make this small, intimate tale fresh and involving.
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Village Voice
Movies about drugs and alcohol might be a dime (bag) a dozen, but James Ponsoldt's Smashed is so beautifully shot and well acted as to transcend the genre.
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83
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The A.V. Club Nathan Rabin
In spite of the out-of-place pregnancy subplot, Smashed is a film of pummeling intensity and bruised emotions.
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80
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Variety Justin Chang
A terrific performance by Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a rock-bottom alcoholic is only one reason to appreciate Smashed, an affecting and immersive addiction drama about the unforeseen pitfalls along the road to recovery.
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75
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IndieWire Eric Kohn
Winstead's performance provides a trenchant wakeup call even when the movie can't keep pace.
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NPR Scott Tobias
The truthfulness of Winstead's performance - and those of her co-stars, too - has a steadying influence on James Ponsoldt's modest drama, which at times seems in danger of failing a sobriety test.
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Boxoffice Magazine Mark Keizer
Alcoholic movie characters run the gamut from lovable millionaire (Arthur) to Skid Row bum (Henry Chinaski from Barfly) to all-out, suicidal depressive (Ben from Leaving Las Vegas). As written and performed, Winstead's Kate triangulates between all these approaches and finds a sincerity that plays to the intellect, not to the rafters.
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Time Out Joshua Rothkopf
To be sure, the film as a whole feels like a creaky vehicle, belabored with plot strands and stereotypes that only serve to highlight Winstead's ragged commitment to something real.
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