Rotten
The magnitude of the acting overshadows the modest reach of the material.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jack Goes Boating
2010 · 1h 29m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Overview
A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered around two working-class New York City couples.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
68%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Hoffman the director can't compete with Hoffman the film's star. And he can pretty much just stand in wonder at the layers co-star Amy Ryan brings to the party. The woman is a natural wonder.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
The movie's heart and story, both bleeding and mending, and its quartet of characters are hard to abandon -- and easy to care about.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
The best thing about Philip Seymour Hoffman's directing debut: It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
It belatedly reveals itself to be a meditation on the different kinds of loneliness, presenting isolation as a form of social stage fright.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
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