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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThis film is a distinct, articulate pleasure.
- 75Original-CinLiam LaceyOriginal-CinLiam LaceySometimes, the script is very funny; always, it tries too hard to please; and it never lets you forget that it has been calculated down to a smirk and a teardrop.
- The film is also peppered with animation, mid-century kitsch and a touch of whimsy, making Sometimes Always Never seem more like an intimate stage production than an exercise in cinematic self-seriousness.
- 75Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeThe film unites its seemingly disparate strands of somber drama and deadpan comedy into a surprisingly cohesive whole.
- 70TheWrapCarlos AguilarTheWrapCarlos AguilarStrong casting keeps the film thriving through its many winding subplots.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreSometimes Always Never has enough outside-looking-in charm, and Nighy, to make it nice fit to any Anglophile filmgoer.
- 60EmpireEmpireDespite strong performances and a witty script, Sometimes Always Never lays on the homage a little too thick for its own good, shortchanging itself by imitating a particularly idiosyncratic style.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinWhimsical and wistful, if occasionally a little too self-consciously kooky, British comedy-drama Sometimes Always Never constructs a pleasant portrait of a mildly unhappy family living in the English northwest.