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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 89Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesFor his part, director Stephen Daldry synthesizes the predominant beats of his film work, which has vacillated between feel-good awards bait (Billy Elliot) and feel-bad awards bait (The Hours, The Reader). Feel-good/feel-bad is Together to a T. It feels wonderful.
- 83The PlaylistChristian GallichioThe PlaylistChristian GallichioFeaturing pointedly jagged performances from James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan, the only characters in film besides their son Arthur (Samuel Logan), who moves around the film, and frame’s, periphery, Together is an occasionally slight, but nevertheless riveting showcase for the actors and Kelly’s decidedly unsentimental script.
- 75Boston GlobeMark FeeneyBoston GlobeMark FeeneyVisually as well as emotionally, there’s more energy here than in some action movies.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperYou might well be tired of pandemic-inspired movies and series and I’m leaning in that direction myself, but I’m still recommending the blistering and razor-sharp two-hander Together largely on the strength of the searing and unfiltered and stunningly good performances by Sharon Horgan and James McAvoy.
- 58The Film StageDan MeccaThe Film StageDan MeccaThe fourth-wall breaks grow a bit tiresome and its final scene fails to build on the intensity of what comes just before, but leading turns and the topical setting prove memorable. How much you would like to be reminded of our current state of affairs is, of course, up to each and every viewer.
- 58The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerOnly in fits and starts does Together capture the electricity of live performance.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisBoth McAvoy and Horgan handle the rapid-fire dialogue with gusto, and for a while, their devastating banter is amusing. But eventually the effect begins to wear thin: These vocal diatribes need a more developed story to hang on.
- 40TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleIn all too many ways, it’s a predictable, tiring wade as both a domestic tale and a pandemic yarn.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThat it’s bearable at all is entirely because of the superlative acting skills of James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan as an unnamed couple forced to endure an extended London lockdown.
- 38Slant MagazineWes GreeneSlant MagazineWes GreeneTogether’s dramaturgy perfectly, if unintentionally, underscores the suffocating nature of pandemic living.