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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonHoffman's touchingly fractured performance gives the picture a warm dimension.
- 80Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyProvides Hoffman with what he's long deserved: a movie of his own.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie proceeds with a hypnotic relentlessness that hesitates between horror and black comedy.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAn oddly endearing little chamber piece that provides a terrific showcase for Hoffman, surely the best actor who has never been nominated for an Oscar.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannA downbeat but oddly affectionate tale.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyTodd Louiso's directorial debut emerges at once as compelling and as a bit of a specimen due to the entirely singular nature of the protagonist's behavior.
- 60The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe movie is so small and emotionally constricted that it gives Hoffman too little room to explore his range.
- 60The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsLove Liza needs more than mood on its side. A moment of recognizable human behavior would have been a fine place to start.
- 50Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleThe misery is there, all right, in every woozy, spaced-out shot of Hoffman clutching his gas-soaked rag. But in the end, do we really care?
- 30Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadaySadly, the filmmakers haven't given viewers enough context or information about their protagonist to know whether he's utterly free or utterly unmoored -– or to care very much either way.