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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmRogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmOne of the most refreshing things about Laurie Simmons’ similarly provocative feature directorial debut, My Art, is in how it challenges the very notion of what constitutes a happy ending.
- 75The Film StageThe Film StageThe film possesses a low-key tone and overall modesty of presentation that, though at points borderline sleep-inducing, departs pleasingly from the trope of the tortured artist who wrestles with inner demons in the direction of the camera.
- 70The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyA frankly practical look at professionalism and its blurry borders.
- 60TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleIt’s a quiet, eccentric comedy-drama about artistic inspiration that won’t knock your socks off, but it has its own awkward charms about how artists forge their identity while wrestling with professional boundaries.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshMy Art is an amusing riff on the way one’s creative work bleeds into one’s personal life, and Simmons expresses a singular voice and style, despite the missteps in storytelling.
- 50Slant MagazineWes GreeneSlant MagazineWes GreeneLaurie Simmons isn’t so much creating art as a means to explore cinema’s effect on identity as she is conducting an act of indulgence.
- 50The PlaylistLena WilsonThe PlaylistLena WilsonSimmons is naturally charming, but that only goes so far in a film strung together by half-baked characters and a gimmick.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergMy Art invests far too much in the conceit. (The re-creations look like unfunny “Airplane!” parodies.) Part of the problem is that Ms. Simmons has surrounded herself with more interesting actors, including a scene-stealing Parker Posey.