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Chronic demands patience from the viewer -- and yields rich dividends with an affecting story and a committed starring performance by Tim Roth.
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The daily care of the terminally ill is portrayed powerfully in the low-key and clear-eyed Chronic. [Full review in Japanese] December 19, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The daily care of the terminally ill is portrayed powerfully in the low-key and clear-eyed Chronic. [Full review in Japanese]
Claudia Puig
For a drama that's as quiet and circumspect as "Chronic," it's a decidedly bold film, one that pulls few punches as it slowly peels away the emotional layers of its complex protagonist. September 29, 2016 | Full Review…
For a drama that's as quiet and circumspect as "Chronic," it's a decidedly bold film, one that pulls few punches as it slowly peels away the emotional layers of its complex protagonist.
Gary Goldstein
Tim Roth gives a career-high performance in this meticulous, disturbing film. September 23, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Tim Roth gives a career-high performance in this meticulous, disturbing film.
Glenn Kenny
"Chronic" dramatizes the caregiver's paradoxical relationships to his charges with an acuity that can make it almost unbearable to watch. September 22, 2016 | Full Review…
"Chronic" dramatizes the caregiver's paradoxical relationships to his charges with an acuity that can make it almost unbearable to watch.
Stephen Holden
Moves from static moment to static moment but struggles to make a connection. September 22, 2016 | Full Review…
Moves from static moment to static moment but struggles to make a connection.
Katy Waldman
Chronic doesn't traffic in clich or glamorize sickness. Rather than spoon-feed platitudes, it presents failing bodies and leaves the audience wondering what to think. September 22, 2016 | Full Review…
Chronic doesn't traffic in clich or glamorize sickness. Rather than spoon-feed platitudes, it presents failing bodies and leaves the audience wondering what to think.
Abbey Bender
Had it ended just a few minutes earlier, Chronic would be a knockout. As it is, it's a difficult watch worth enduring for one of Roth's best performances to date. April 12, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Had it ended just a few minutes earlier, Chronic would be a knockout. As it is, it's a difficult watch worth enduring for one of Roth's best performances to date.
Phil W. Bayles
Chronic is a towering achievement. Roth gives a beautifully understated performance... April 8, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Chronic is a towering achievement. Roth gives a beautifully understated performance...
Lucy Popescu
Tim Roth is amazing in his portrayal of David, and his ability to bring David's internal maelstrom to light -- often without saying a word -- is Oscar-worthy. June 21, 2017 | Full Review…
Tim Roth is amazing in his portrayal of David, and his ability to bring David's internal maelstrom to light -- often without saying a word -- is Oscar-worthy.
Indra Arriaga
It's a character study in which little is revealed about the character being studied. January 12, 2017 | Full Review…
It's a character study in which little is revealed about the character being studied.
Sherilyn Connelly
A problematic ending leaves a sour taste, but Roths subtle and brilliant performance is not to be missed. January 2, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A problematic ending leaves a sour taste, but Roths subtle and brilliant performance is not to be missed.
Jordan Farley
It's powerful. It's also depressing, with a rather big twist. December 27, 2016 | Full Review…
It's powerful. It's also depressing, with a rather big twist.
Charles Ealy
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