Full Time
critic Reviews
, 98% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Led by Laure Calamy's gripping performance, Full Time serves as a sobering reminder that just staying financially afloat can sometimes feel like a white-knuckle thriller.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLinda MarricThe Jewish Chronicle
Full Time goes further in its quest for realism than anything ever released by the Dardenne brothers or Britain’s purveyor of miserabilist social realism, Ken Loach.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCath ClarkeGuardian
It’s such an authentic and relatable film – so meticulously observed, in fact, that to be perfectly honest, I assumed it had been made by a woman.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJosh KupeckiAustin Chronicle
Full Time never loses the focus of what it is, which is one of the best thrillers of the year.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMaxwell RabbChicago Reader
Full Time offers a personal commentary situated against capitalism’s anchors, and to this capacity, the film succeeds in showing how people struggle under the weight of their occupations and debt.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreOdie HendersonBoston Globe
From the opening credits to its last shot barely 90 minutes later, the film never eases up on its intensity. Fans of relentless rollercoaster rides like 2019′s “Uncut Gems” and 1998′s “Run Lola Run” will find much to enjoy here.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael PhillipsChicago Tribune
The film is a master class in reactivity, and [Laure] Calamy manages it with perfect dramatic pitch.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid ParkinsonRadio Times
The result is a propulsive depiction of working life that will no doubt prove gnawingly familiar to many viewers.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreFelix Vasquez Jr.Cinema Crazed
It’s a film that pretty much anyone tasked with caring for children can click in to an empathize with.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreFletcher PowellKMUW - Wichita Public Radio
Sometimes the only way to keep going is to keep going.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTina KakadelisBeyond the Cinerama Dome
Full Time is an angry indictment of the current state of affairs and an ode to the sacrifices parents make for their children.
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