49
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Subtly acted, with Aridjis showing remarkable trust in her performers, The Favor is that rare film that at every turn exhibits good taste and a sense of restraint.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatOverall, the film is alternately sweet and sad, amusing and moving.
- 60VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangA pair of beautifully mismatched lead performances elevate a predictable drama to unexpected resonance in The Favor.
- 50L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyThe Favor ultimately takes itself too seriously and ends up stranded in an unconvincing no man's land of cute bleakness.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubThe movie is too lethargic for its own good, and many of the events and minor characters don't quite ring true.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceAs an unconscious parody of everything that's wrong with Indiewood, Eva Aridjis's The Favor is brilliant. Otherwise, it's an unwatchable nightmare that brought back bad memories of NYU screenwriting classes.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA dreary, interminable drama written and directed by Eva Aridjis, is exactly one-third of a good movie. That third is Frank Wood's beautifully modulated and modest central performance.