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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakThese fractured pieces aren’t operating with individual wants. They merely don’t have the others to mask and/or mitigate their singular desire’s pure form. This is a crucial distinction that allows Schultz to deliver on the promise of his film’s potential despite budgetary constraints and limited locations because it leaves the true intrigue to this central performance’s distillation of a single complex identity.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatThe conclusion is not completely earned by the end credits, but Minor Premise‘s aspirations are far greater than movies with much larger budgets and star power.
- 78Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerIt's a finely-crafted puzzle box that speaks as much to the heart and the head, with a simple but poignant message that we are only ourselves if we are complete.
- 70Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaLos Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaIt’s smart and engaging once it gets going and presents a tense, fun labyrinth for viewers to navigate. One just wishes the cheese at the end were more rewarding.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe race to hold on to an identity being fragmented by technology, imagined so hauntingly in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, is pure genre formula here, which isn't to say it's not fun.
- 30The New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimThe New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimWhen a movie that feels this scientifically far-reaching lacks heart, the viewing experience is a dreary, soulless one.