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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe whole film is cracked, but in a stylish, downtown way.
- 83The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonFor a film about suicide, Wristcutters is agreeably loopy and game. Dukic is bitterly funny rather than maudlin, and his carefully plotted grunge chic, in addition to being cheap, lends the film a great deal of Jim Jarmusch grime to go with its unmistakable Jim Jarmusch quirk.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottHas an offbeat, absurdist charm that turns a potentially creepy conceit into an odd, touching adventure.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe result is wholly original, sort of like "The Wizard of Oz" as filtered through the sensibilities of Emir Kusturica, the cult filmmaker and musician.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirSimultaneously dark and sweet, always a difficult combination to pull off. It views its characters with both archness and affection, and even as it lovingly recalls films of another era it insists that the painful awkwardness of youth is perennial.
- 60Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposImagine a blend of "The Wizard of Oz," "Beetlejuice" and "Roadside Prophets" and you'll know exactly what Wristcutters is like.
- 60VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThough its absurdist inventions occasionally border on twee, this affectionate slow-blooming romance mines an understated vein of comic melancholy that the actors' wistful performances perfectly capture.
- 60Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanA well-wrought indie written and directed by Goran Dukic, has to be the kewpie doll of current zombie flicks: Its walking dead are a bunch of attractive slackers whose wounds are largely internal. They've got attitude.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttSomewhat original and amusing. But only somewhat.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsIt's described as a black comedy, but you can forget the comedy part. There wasn't so much as a snicker at the screening I attended, though I may have heard a snore or two.