59
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- In terms of narrative, writing, and performance, the flick is hardly lousy to watch and will leave an impression, though it may not be everlasting.
- 70ColliderChase HutchinsonColliderChase HutchinsonCarter may remain quite lousy, but with Krumholtz at the helm, this film is anything but.
- 70The New York TimesAmy NicholsonThe New York TimesAmy NicholsonBetween the hammering misanthropy, the herky-jerky editing and almost defiantly crummy sound mix, this exasperating film keeps you enjoyably off-balance.
- 67The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorThat the plot points are familiar and conventional is less the issue than a nagging unevenness along the way.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreEverybody strikes what seems to be the perfect tone for the material.
- 63RogerEbert.comClint WorthingtonRogerEbert.comClint WorthingtonLousy Carter, at its best, feels like a cruel joke on its own protagonist, the kind of guy so convinced of his own genius he doesn’t want to mess it up by actually putting himself out there.
- 60VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeWe’ve all seen movies like “Lousy Carter” before, and this one’s adequate, without being particularly insightful or memorable.
- 50IndieWireChristian ZilkoIndieWireChristian ZilkoThe film would have benefitted from either committing to Carter’s growth or taking the comedy in a much darker direction, but the middle path it trods is ultimately unsatisfying. Lousy Carter might be a reminder that middle age is filled with monotony and unsolvable problems, but that doesn’t mean our movies have to be.
- 40Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerEven by Byington’s lo-fi standards, Lousy Carter feels ramshackle. It’s got traces of the familiar warm bathos of his sardonic best work. However, like Lousy’s cardigan, it’s all a little threadbare.