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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasA low-key but powerfully affecting urban drama that tells a familiar story — of drugs, power and respect on the inner-city streets — with such unusual authenticity and dramatic force that it’s as if we’re seeing it for the first time.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFollowing up on his lauded debut, Welcome to Pine Hill, Miller again blends fiction and reality to fine effect.
- 80The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSlow and steady, and with remarkable assuredness, Keith Miller’s Five Star plays mean-streets drama in the lowest of keys.
- 75The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezWell-drawn and intimate, Miller’s best observations come incidentally; Five Star explores ideas and relationships rather than spelling them out.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreAn intimate portrait, a slice-of-life that goes just far enough beyond the cliches to be fascinating.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshThe loose structure of Five Star lends to the realism and documentary feel of the film but can often make it a bit hard to hook into the narrative. However, it's eye-opening to see an indie approach to this genre.
- 60Village VoiceAbby GarnettVillage VoiceAbby GarnettNew York onscreen is often a fantasy of hustlers, hardened cops, and the spoiled urban yuppies of the Baumbach and Dunham universes. In that sense, writer-director Keith Miller's modest drama Five Star is the kind of depiction the city sorely needs.
- 58The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThere’s just not enough meat on these bones, and what meat there is has been thoroughly chewed over. Authentic casting doesn’t guarantee anything.