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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezGoodbye To All That is not going to impress the visual, form or style cinephiles of the world, but it really shouldn’t matter. The content is tops. And as an astute and empathetic portrait of human crisis, resolve and survival, it’s a wonderfully authentic and perfectly touching one.
- 75McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreIt’s the directing debut of Angus MacLachlan, who wrote “Junebug” and thus gave Amy Adams the perfect introduction to the world. “Goodbye” displays the same canny ear for human interactions, both comical and confessional.
- 75RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyThere’s a lot of good awkward fun to be had as the viewer simultaneously laughs at Otto’s expense and hopefully commiserates a bit with him.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForePaul Schneider shines in the role, stumbling through a dating world that has changed since his character got hitched, thanks mostly to social media.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeAnother gently relatable, regionally inclined dramedy, this one concerning a semi-oblivious husband (Paul Schneider) caught completely off-guard when his wife (Melanie Lynskey) files for divorce.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenGoodbye to All That is very evenhanded in assessing its characters’ flaws, and it never sentimentalizes.
- 50The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayMacLachlan hasn’t given his main character anything revelatory to do or say. Goodbye To All That is mostly just a series of vignettes, detailing Otto’s sexual misadventures. And even those don’t amount to much.
- 50The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerIn between missteps, Goodbye To All That carves out some of its brief running time for the kind of quiet, low-key dramedy that complements the recessive charm of its leading man.
- 50Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena DonadoniThe title indicates a major transition, but despite assertions that the dissolution of a marriage is a life-altering event, divorce doesn't change Otto as much as rouse him from stupefaction, and Schneider deftly balances bewilderment with resolve.
- 38Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardIf Junebug focused on quieter moments of extended family dynamics, with its city-meets-country clashes delving into resonant, region-specific sensibilities, Angus MacLachlan never goes beyond signpost sentiment.