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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottBeeswax, at first glance a modest, ragged slice of contemporary life, turns out to be a remarkably subtle, even elegant movie.
- 83The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasBujalski’s funny, diverting character piece has a lived-in quality that’s no small achievement.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoAs Mark Twain didn't say, reports of the death of mumblecore are greatly exaggerated. As proof, I offer Andrew Bujalski's wise and wondrous Beeswax.
- 70Film ThreatStina ChynFilm ThreatStina ChynOddly engaging and has me wishing I could spend a week observing Jeannie, Lauren, and Merrill...you know, without a camera as a mediator.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanBeeswax exemplifies post-mumble maturity. The movie is not only semi-documentary, but also casually thoughtful (or at least self-reflexive)--working with friends is what Bujalski does in creating his own particular Storyville.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThis warm, graceful and fundamentally optimistic movie snuck up on me, in the best possible way.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThere are fine, fresh observational moments, but the film is much ado about not so much.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFans of Andrew Bujalski's previous mumblecore movies are the likeliest audience for his latest, a modest, slice-of-life indie that doesn't quite live up to his earlier efforts.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThis is another rough-edged, noodling affair in which genial but frustratingly self-absorbed twenty- and thirty-somethings chatter on and on about their lives, loves and finances.
- 50VarietyVarietyBeeswax, the third feature from American indie auteur Andrew Bujalski ("Funny Ha Ha," "Mutual Appreciation"), offers yet another low-key take on twentysomethings finding their way.