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Landline's talented cast -- and a fast-paced approach from director/co-writer Gillian Robespierre -- help this charming multi-generational dramedy overcome a familiar storyline.
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"Landline," at times, feels a bit inert, that it's coasting on the novelty of '90s nostalgia without justifying that choice, and allowing those references to stand in for actual propulsive storytelling and jokes. August 11, 2017 | Full Review…
"Landline," at times, feels a bit inert, that it's coasting on the novelty of '90s nostalgia without justifying that choice, and allowing those references to stand in for actual propulsive storytelling and jokes.
Katie Walsh
A zippy and friendly episodic comedy and coming-of-age story ... August 4, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A zippy and friendly episodic comedy and coming-of-age story ...
Brad Wheeler
A lovely success. August 4, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
A lovely success.
Tom Long
You can't go wrong with fine actors like Turturro and Edie Falco as the unappreciated mom. But it's Quinn as the feisty kid sister who shines. August 4, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
You can't go wrong with fine actors like Turturro and Edie Falco as the unappreciated mom. But it's Quinn as the feisty kid sister who shines.
Bruce DeMara
Landline ultimately succumbs to a trope it eagerly tries to avoid-it ties things up with a bow. August 2, 2017 | Full Review…
Landline ultimately succumbs to a trope it eagerly tries to avoid-it ties things up with a bow.
David Sims
Landline is a very funny film about people dealing with very serious situations. Better the Jacobs family than us. July 27, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Landline is a very funny film about people dealing with very serious situations. Better the Jacobs family than us.
Richard Roeper
Not getting along isn't the same as not caring, and Robespierre makes sure that we feel this family's deep love for one another. March 30, 2020 | Full Review…
Not getting along isn't the same as not caring, and Robespierre makes sure that we feel this family's deep love for one another.
Victor Stiff
Timeless and refreshing, tether yourself to Landline. October 30, 2019 | Full Review…
Timeless and refreshing, tether yourself to Landline.
Debbie Lynn Elias
While Landline treads some familiar filmic territory, it does so with great performances and a heartfelt attitude. July 26, 2019 | Full Review…
While Landline treads some familiar filmic territory, it does so with great performances and a heartfelt attitude.
Josh Long
Landline feels like a quality TV pilot for a cable-based or streaming-service family dramedy. Like its 1990s setting, the film is a throwback to an era when such content was turned into movies and not binge-watched vehicles for former big-name stars. June 25, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Landline feels like a quality TV pilot for a cable-based or streaming-service family dramedy. Like its 1990s setting, the film is a throwback to an era when such content was turned into movies and not binge-watched vehicles for former big-name stars.
Ryan Syrek
Robespierre and co-writer Elisabeth Holm craft an indelible portrait of the women in the Jacobs family, each at different life stages yet all struggling to feel the love with important companions. April 20, 2019 | Full Review…
Robespierre and co-writer Elisabeth Holm craft an indelible portrait of the women in the Jacobs family, each at different life stages yet all struggling to feel the love with important companions.
Marshall Shaffer
LANDLINE has a few moments of dramatic potency, but ultimately it hangs up on its potential to matter. March 30, 2019 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
LANDLINE has a few moments of dramatic potency, but ultimately it hangs up on its potential to matter.
Preston Barta
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