68
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceA tactful but probing and richly satisfying study of an entire family thrown into self-doubt by a teenager venturing into risky territory as she struggles to find her way.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe director-producer, Nicole Opper, has known Avery's Brooklyn family for years, which no doubt accounts for the film's intimacy.
- 75Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrA patient, slightly stiff, often intensely moving portrait of a girl who believes her choices are literally black and white.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyWhat at first looks like a heartwarming portrait of a highly blended modern family turns into a no less engrossing illustration of that situation's possible pitfalls in Off and Running.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe role played by her camera in exacerbating Avery’s natural, adolescent self-absorption continues to nag; in the end, I was less concerned for the wildly indulged Avery -- whose own narration reveals a charismatic and extremely fortunate young woman -- than for the hearts breaking around her.