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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The Film StageLena WilsonThe Film StageLena WilsonIt’s nice to see a first-time director unafraid to let his viewers have their own experiences and come to their own conclusions. Here’s one: the bravest thing about Little Death isn’t its risks––it’s the filmmakers’ choice to forgo nihilism for hope.
- 80TheWrapRonda Racha PenriceTheWrapRonda Racha PenriceBegert’s aim is to shake Hollywood up. Yet his two movies-in-one proves that some old rules persist for a reason. As good as Schwimmer is as Martin, that story sinks under the weight of the one Fike and Ryder tell.
- 63New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNew York PostJohnny OleksinskiThe trouble here is the fizzling story. The viewer can’t help but feel the loss of Ross.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeIt tries to stretch the bounds of the narrative form, to upend convention and encourage us to rethink our relationship to storytelling. It aims to do all this with style — Begert’s direction is slick and capable — and absorbing performances from most of the cast. But Little Death can’t fulfill the ambitions of its intellectual exercise, resulting in a bifurcated film that doesn’t find its footing until the end.
- 58ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerSchwimmer’s great in a role that’s very much in his wheelhouse, but the second half never quite lives up to the first half, and the first half feels incomplete as a narrative, which leaves the whole film feeling like a disappointment.
- 50IndieWireEsther ZuckermanIndieWireEsther ZuckermanThere’s a perplexing choice at the heart of Little Death, directed by Jack Begert, best known for his work in music videos. That choice is essentially to make two very different movies and smash them together.
- 50Screen DailyAnthony KaufmanScreen DailyAnthony KaufmanWhile his film may dabble in varying points of view, it never manages to delve into the subjectivities of the characters it is trying to capture – even the ones it clearly cares for.
- 50Screen RantGraeme GuttmannScreen RantGraeme GuttmannLittle Death is two vignettes — one more compelling than the other – that only loosely come together.
- 42The PlaylistGregory EllwoodThe PlaylistGregory EllwoodIt turns out this endeavor is a manic mix of two different movies in one and the second barely redeems it enough to make you stick around for the end credits.