Sublet

critic Reviews

, 92% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Thoughtful and well-acted, Sublet tenderly depicts a romance that reaches across the generation gap -- and into the viewer's heart.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Randy MyersSan Jose Mercury News
    There's a raw and honest intimacy that's heartbreaking to behold and unique. The two leads are fantastic.
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    Tim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    A fairly obvious but otherwise effective light drama.
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    Thelma AdamsAARP Movies for Grownups
    With a light touch and charm to burn, Sublet gently builds to the point where both men experience a deep emotional shift -- and, together, achieve that wonderful exhortation from E. M. Forster's Howards End: "Only connect."
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    Peter SobczynskiRogerEbert.com
    It isn't bad, per se, but I just never felt the emotional impact it's clearly hoping to achieve.
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    Gary GoldsteinLos Angeles Times
    It's an evocative film that creeps up on you in unpredictably tender ways, so prepare to shed a tear or two - or three.
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    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal
    It's a gentle, often funny meditation on advancing age and the fragile joys of youth.
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    Serena SeghedoniLoud and Clear Reviews
    Clever, ironic and overwhelmingly human, Sublet shows us what happens when we're taken out of our comfort zone, and teaches us a valuable lesson in love.
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    Mo MuzammalVague Visages
    The watchability of Fox’s film emanates from the connection between its two leads.
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    Michael Cubythem.
    The film is pleasantly languid in its unhurried exploration of intergenerational connection and how the shortest-lived relationships can be the most profound.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Carlos BonfilLa Jornada
    Synthetizes the affective and acute tribulations that may be experienced by individuals that come from two different generations, lifestyles, and appearances, and yet still find alliance and common ground. [Full review in Spanish]
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