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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    L.A. Weekly | Scott Foundas

    Moments of genuine insight alternate freely with those of banal psychologizing, but even then there can be no denying that the filmmaker has an ear for a certain brand of self-absorbed discourse often overheard in restaurants and bars in the shadow of the Hollywood sign. And given the choice, I'll take Henry's home movies over Jonathan Demme's any day of the week. Read full review

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times |

    Like its central character, Henry Jaglom's 16th feature is gangly and graceful, awkward and tender, a jumble of astute observation and clunkily heightened reality. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety |

    Breezy and indulgent, his is a style that lives or dies on the appeal of his characters and performers, and this time he is mostly let down by both. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Post | V.A. Musetto

    Has some witty dialogue and sprightly performances by Karen Black, Andrea Marcovicci, Victoria Tennant and others. Read full review

  • 40
    Chicago Reader | J.R. Jones

    With its sappy musical vignettes and encounter-session dialogue, the movie consistently overplays its insights, though all three leads contribute thoughtful and genuine performances. Read full review

  • 40
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Smothering insightful moments in verbal and musical treacle (courtesy of Harriet Schock's sticky songs), Mr. Jaglom displays an endearing lack of cynicism but an equal lack of discipline. Read full review

  • 38
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    It offers certain pleasures, but suffers from an inability to structure events or know when to end a shot. And it has an ending that is simply, perhaps ridiculously, incomprehensible. Read full review

  • 30
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    Unfortunately, whatever father/daughter, time/memory, music/therapy issues Jaglom is striving to invoke here come across as mostly psychobabble and immaturity. Read full review

  • 25
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    Irene in Time is the initial first-run feature to debut at the Stuart Street Playhouse, Boston's newest art house cinema. Both the theater and its audiences deserve much better. Read full review

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Hartlaub

    Much of the action onscreen doesn't ring true. Seasoned independent film director Henry Jaglom doesn't just explore the subject - he smothers the audience with it. Read full review

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