Uncle Frank
critic Reviews
, 77% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Uncle Frank finds writer-director Alan Ball still untangling the modern American family dynamic, aided by standout work from Paul Bettany and Sophia Lillis.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
I thought this is the best performance [Paul Bettany's] given since Gangster No. 1... secondly it's really funny.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard WhittakerAustin Chronicle
Uncle Frank revolves around Uncle Frank, and Bettany's career-great performance as a man who knows where the gaps are in his life, and how much his whole relationship with his family is about holding his breath.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKevin MaherTimes (UK)
Even Paul Bettany firing on all available cylinders can't quite save this mixed-bag melodrama from its flimsiness.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreOliver JonesObserver
Uncle Frank is fated to become the green bean casserole of this holiday's film streaming options: designed to appeal to everyone, but destined to remain uneaten.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLinda MarricNME (New Musical Express)
An evocative slice of retro Americana and a highly entertaining road movie.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePeter BradshawGuardian
Uncle Frank doesn't have the witty indirectness of American Beauty or Ball's TV classic Six Feet Under, but it has a strong and very convincing performance from Bettany.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael Cubythem.
Uncle Frank is sure to be one of Amazon’s future awards season players.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTom O'BrienNext Best Picture
It's a film with too many instances where characters do completely out-of-character actions simply to advance the plot.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJohn Paul KingWashington Blade
Solid, compassionate, accessible film that pleases.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDaisy Leigh-PhippardScreen Queens
Even in its small way, its a film that feels like progress. We dont often see such a straight-forward close lens on this kind of story; while it sometimes lacks subtly, it was a story many of us want to hear, and more of us need to.
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