Union Square Reviews

Long stretches of "Union Square" are kind of irksome to watch, as you just have to wait for all the bickering and chatter to calm down in order for the true drama to begin. But once we get to the emotional boxing, we see how hurt these women really are.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

It is intended for an audience that is willing to take a journey without knowing the destination.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

The kind of character-driven movie about whacked-out characters we need more of (the characters and the movies).

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Propelled by a rangy, superbly colorful performance by Mira Sorvino, the film grabs hold of the viewer from the jump and snowballs toward a deftly moving and concise third act.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

Just when it seems to be going [for] an amusing family Thanksgiving comedy, it zings sharply (and awkwardly) into exposing raw emotions from painful wounds sisters share.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10

A solid performance piece for two actresses that don't often get meaty material to tear into.

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It doesn't pretend to be anything more than it is - a slice-o'-life domestic drama/dark comedy of manners savvy about its limits and sufficiently disciplined to keep its convolutions to a credible, impactful minimum.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

An interesting study of families, of class-consciousness, of little passive-aggressive tricks.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

"Union Square" has the busy, hemmed-in talkiness of a theater piece, with too much forced to happen in too short a time. But it also has a lively, nervous energy and an expansive sympathy for the mismatched women at its heart.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Savoca's ear for dialogue and a pair of electric lead performances give this souped-up one-act some life.

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Often funny and emotionally observant study of contrasting sisters has good performances, especially by Tammy Blanchard and, in a tiny but telling role, the transcendent Patti LuPone.

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Despite its problems, there's a touching sweetness at the heart of Nancy Savoca's intimate family drama about estranged sisters trying to reconnect.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

The look is minimalist but the two lead actresses add pleasing layers to characters of estranged sisters who parted ways for reasons Lucy refers to only cryptically.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Character-driven drama about two estranged sisters who reach a point where they must choose either reconciliation or permanent separation from each other.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

With its small cast and focus on performance, Union Square promises to be a welcome showcase for Sorvino, and the early rhymes with Miss Linda are intriguingly open-ended.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

This is a film that bores into you, mostly because of Sorvino's performance, which starts out at a level of white heat and never cools below incendiary.

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There isn't much to Union Square, but the movie does understand how people want to love their families on their own terms, forgetting that their families may be the only ones who really know who they are.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

A half-sketched tale of familial floundering, Union Square is a suffocating and pantomimed drama that makes an especially unconvincing and headlong dive into sentimentality in its finale.

Full Review | Original Score: C

Lucy's general unpleasantness is a hurdle the film can't clear.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.4/10

The film is undone by the fact that both protagonists are obnoxious caricatures.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4