A grand story of redemption, laced with barbecued wit and slopped with intrigue, Chrystal is a high heaping of brilliant storytelling.
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
One of those movies that sticks to your mind like a briar to wool slacks. It has no revelations, no high drama, no heartbreaking tragedy. What it does have is bone-deep honesty, and that's enough for once.
Respectable piece of work is reasonably involving if not compelling.
67
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Even at its most contrived, the filmmakers believe in this project so passionately that its atmosphere seems absolutely real.
60
Film Threat
Film Threat
Dark and quiet is the tone from start to finish.
60
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
McKinnon's direction is nothing if not atmospheric -- his best scenes unfold with a pungent languor that suggests the power of the backwoods to turn hours into days and days into years. If only the sum total were a movie more "In the Bedroom" than it is everything-but-the-kitchen-sink.