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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Washington PostWashington PostNot so much a slice of life as the whole pie, the highs and lows of twilight living, all found and filmed in a terminal at an airport in Maine. What a country.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatManages to put a new spin on things while being touching, honest, and thought-provoking at the same time.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisWatching them issue hugs produces an involuntary response. You want to hug them, too.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterBecomes a bracing portrait of three fascinating individuals who use this work as a means to keep living.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisUnfailingly modest and profoundly humane, The Way We Get By profiles three people over 70 whose lives have been changed by a simple act of service.
- 70VarietyVarietyAlthough the trio's work as "troop greeters" is the film's ostensible subject, their renewed and somewhat tenuous sense of purpose gives the doc its bite.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayNeither pro- nor anti-war; it’s a somber study of perpetually unsettled lives.
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithAlthough it has affecting moments, the film can't quite decide whether it's about aging or about the effects of war on the home front.
- 60Time OutS. James SnyderTime OutS. James SnyderThough Aron Gaudet’s documentary never quite captures the relieved atmosphere of these homecomings, it does acknowledge the dark side of a cheery platitude: those on both sides of the divide are in need of healing.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceIt's the stuff of a fine short on what any "Bowling Alone" reader knows is the last generation of civic-minded civilians, but Gaudet has a hard time extending his material to feature length.