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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistKimber MyersThe PlaylistKimber MyersGentle but sharply observed, Good Posture is an uncommon cinematic look at an intergenerational female relationship.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawWells’s coolly indirect way with dialogue prevents the movie becoming insufferable in the way that it might have done in other hands. It is like a short story that insouciantly signs off before you’ve quite decided what it means.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA finding-yourself dramedy grounded in a sense of place that's socioeconomic as much as geographical, the warm-hearted film ... is an understated but assured debut.
- 67IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichMore of a snack than a fulfilling meal, Good Posture is too scattershot to make good on the full potential of its protagonist.
- 60EmpireIan FreerEmpireIan FreerIt’s a small, lightweight picture but Good Posture is alive to the messy realities of becoming a grown-assed adult, becoming more charming and involving as it goes on. It also suggests a bright future for writer-director Dolly Wells.
- 60The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinThe 22-year-old Van Patten is a more than capable solo lead: the breakout star of Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories, she has an invaluable knack for making her characters’ worst traits their most compelling features.