83
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistDrew TaylorThe PlaylistDrew TaylorAs a documentary and a love story, Cutie and the Boxer is nothing short of breathtaking.
- 95Film.comJordan HoffmanFilm.comJordan HoffmanThe emotions the Shinoharas’ story inspire are all over the road. It is at times triumphant and warm, then sad and even enraging.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergThe Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergBecause Cutie and Boxer resists easy sentimentality, its view of life and love is all the more powerful.
- 90Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerWith an intimacy and empathy that's all the more powerful for its modesty, the film investigates the complicated feelings of resentment and affection between wife and husband.
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirAlthough Cutie and the Boxer is one of the most unsentimental and unstinting portraits of marriage ever brought to the screen, there’s considerable hopefulness and love in it, and it illustrates the adage that whatever you can survive will ultimately make you stronger.
- 75Slant MagazineChris CabinSlant MagazineChris CabinFunny, moving, honest, and occasionally inspiring, but as a portrait of a talent emerging from the shadow of a more public talent, the scale of the shadow is curiously omitted.
- 70The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasCutie And The Boxer chronicles a marriage that’s extraordinary in many ways, and ordinary in one—it’s a constant work in progress.
- 67The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyUnfortunately, Cutie And The Boxer feels the need to contextualize — and possibly valorize — the Shinoharas as artists, which detracts from its portrayal of them as a couple.