75
Metascore
34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Baltimore SunAnn HornadayBaltimore SunAnn HornadayMcTeer delivers a messily cheerful performance as a woman who thinks nothing of brushing her teeth with beer.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasOne of those wonderful, deeply personal pictures that pop up every now and then to lift your spirits.
- 80Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloThe most liberating thing about this funny, touching, heartfelt little movie is the way it defies the rules and, in the end, begins to set its heroines free. They've earned it.
- 80VarietyVarietyHas what it takes to becomes the year's first heartfelt sleeper.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardWhat keeps these mother-daughter tumbleweeds from drifting right out of consciousness is the unique rapport between the actresses.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMovies like Tumbleweeds exist in the details, not the outcome. Even a happy ending, we suspect, would be temporary. We don't mind, since the characters have been intriguing to know and easy to care about.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThis smart, hardscrabble, very likable film has a heart and spirit all its own: a rollicking, earthy flair and lusty intelligence.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakAn indie film that was lavishly praised and won the Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, rolls along in the well-rutted, dusty tire tracks of other mother-and-daughter road trip
- 70SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekA deeply and disappointingly conventional picture masquerading as a free-spirited one.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickWorth seeing for McTeer's touching, funny and richly detailed performance, which should put her on the map in Hollywood.