Must Go! Return by dmcany This is more than a war movie. It explores alienation is beautifully subtle and brilliant scenes. The cinematography, costuming, acting, character development are all spectacular. Don't miss it in...
80 Time Out New York | Joshua Rothkopf Return is almost too underdramatized to seem like a piece of today's zoomy entertainment, but its anxieties-the bare cupboards, the vague sense of purposelessness-are at the heart of the American experience for many. It's what indie filmmaking ought to be. Read full review
70 New York Magazine (Vulture) | David Edelstein There are a couple of hundred instances in which Johnson or her actors could take condescending short cuts and slip into white-trash stereotypes, but I didn't see any - only gifted performers vanishing into their characters, refusing to pass judgment. Read full review
70 The New York Times | Stephen Holden In this stratum of Middle American society during wartime and hardship, the movie suggests, life is tough and challenging. You admire these characters for their considerable resilience while understanding that even the best-intentioned people can break under the stress. Read full review
70 Los Angeles Times | With its modest scale and sharp observations, writer-director Liza Johnson's first feature has the quiet impact of a short story. Read full review