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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxBeautifully acted, structurally sophisticated heart-tugger.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThis movie takes its sweet time wrapping together three related tales set in various regions of North Carolina -- to ultimately devastating effect.
- 70L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonUndeniably precious, it may make some viewers fidgety, but others will find that the reflective melancholy that overcomes both director and cast (all superb) is a sweet contagion.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIf it isn't easy being any of the troubled people wandering through the film, Loggerheads makes it easy not only to believe in them, but to care about them as well.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasFor a film in a naturalistic mode, Loggerheads gets a shade too elliptical at its finish but still leaves a deep impression as to how irrevocable life's choices can be.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA drama that is more contemplative at times than dramatic yet one containing several powerful moments.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA respectably crafted, earnest ensemble drama.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanHunt and, especially, Harper do excellent work rounding out sketchily-written roles. But Pardue, who offers little beyond movie-star looks, is either miscast or genuinely unable to grasp his character's intense longing and insecurity.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasA little less earnestness could have done this movie some good.
- 40Film ThreatFilm ThreatAs impatient as I was with Loggerheads, I can't hate it. The sincerity of its performances is too real; its compassion for its characters is too strong. On the other hand, I haven't mentioned yet that the loggerhead is a species of turtle.