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Metascore
34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67The PlaylistNoel MurrayThe PlaylistNoel MurrayThis Wilson is sweet and pleasant and occasionally riotously funny. But it’s still the simplified version of a much more complicated work of art.
- 58The Film StageJordan RaupThe Film StageJordan RaupDespite [Harrelson's] commitment to a lack of civility, there’s a darker film lying in the cynical heart of Wilson, one that gets squandered by its mawkish aesthetic and lack of interest in exploring these characters beyond their crudeness.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyDespite its appealing performers and some tasty comic moments, Wilson overestimates our affection for a grating antihero only mildly warmed by Harrelson's ambling charm.
- 50Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonUnfortunately, a glib superficiality hangs heavy over the narrative. Rather than really explore these lost and angry souls who feel destined to be despondent, Wilson settles for simplistic quirkiness, which makes the characters merely bland misanthropic types instead of fleshed-out individuals.
- 50VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanIn Wilson, Daniel Clowes’ voice, which was once acerbically hip, sounds dated.
- 40The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanAs things go bad for Wilson, the movie, unfortunately, loses a considerable amount of steam as well.
- 38Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaWilson lurches jarringly from poignant melancholy to cartoonish slapstick, unable to settle on a consistent tone.
- 30Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonInevitably, his generic disgruntlement will soften: Amerindie dyspeptic-comedy formula dictates that the man who rants two times too many against the addiction to phones and the internet will, by film’s end, have a heart-stirring video chat.