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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Village VoiceAbbey BenderVillage VoiceAbbey BenderFive Nights in Maine may leave audiences wanting more grounding in the husband-wife/mother-daughter drama that is a constant, foggy presence, but the raw confusion and sadness associated with great loss shines through.
- 58The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerFive Nights In Maine’s grieving has a short-story quality, and many movies would do well to follow that model.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreFive Nights gives us only about two nights worth of movie, and far less to chew on than the stingy-with-story director would have us believe.
- 50VarietyAndrew BarkerVarietyAndrew BarkerAttempting to naturalistically capture the hugely internal process of mourning, but rarely managing to offer much of an opening into that process, Curran’s tasteful, challenging yet ultimately inscrutable debut feature never quite lives up to the caliber of her fine cast.
- 42The Film StageTony HindsThe Film StageTony HindsA pensively maudlin Hallmark commercial, if such a thing exists, Five Nights In Maine aspires to the levels of high-minded, heart-wrenching tearjerkery, and falls short.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJon FroschThe Hollywood ReporterJon FroschThis lugubrious indie drama is affecting in parts but never gels into a satisfying whole.
- 40Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonRather than being insightful or candid, Five Nights mostly feels inconsequential — an intriguing, uneven narrative experiment more than a fully satisfying story.
- 40The GuardianNigel M SmithThe GuardianNigel M SmithHer two exceptional stars do their best to convey their animosity via simmering glances. But in the end, Curran’s muted approach does them no favors. Instead of being boldly subtle, Five Nights in Maine just comes off as evasive.
- 38Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayMaris Curran never reconciles the film's impulse to interiority with its weakness for hothouse melodrama.