The Squid and the Whale Reviews

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• painfully sincere and delightfully silly film

  by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine ]

• Lovingly shot, elegantly written and sharply acted,

  by Francesca Dinglasan [Boxoffice Magazine ]

• is about three-fourths of one of the greatest films you will ever see.

  by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic ]

• has some really good performances and is morally instructive.

  by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette ]

• exceedingly well acted

  by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews ]

• caustically funny, awfully sad, pitilessly autobiographical coming-of-age story

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]

• Baumbach has crafted an emotionally genuine little film

  by Pete Vonder Haar [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice ]

• also one of the canniest comedies ever made

  by Jami Bernard [New York Daily News ]

• a loosely autobiographical work of piercing intelligence and rueful, sharp-edged humor.

  by Tim Knight [Reel ]

• a highly original film

  by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon ]

• a feast of inspired performances

  by Scott Foundas [Variety at Sundance 2005 ]
• Reviewed by [E! Online ]
• Reviewed by George Schmidt [MovieFreak ]
• Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
• Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday ]
• Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it ]
• Reviewed by Mike Szymanski [Hollywood ]
• Reviewed by Paul Malcolm [L.A. Weekly ]

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