62
Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekWonderful...It's funny and offbeat, sometimes raucous, but it still manages to come at you in gentle layers.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaDespite its familiar formula, feels fresh.
- Like Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused," Outside Providence reminisces vividly, recalling the era fondly but not with too much sugar.
- 75Baltimore SunAnn HornadayBaltimore SunAnn HornadayPossesses memorable portrayals of thoroughly original characters and draws a beguilingly bleak portrait of its Rhode Island settings.
- 70Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversBaldwin is a marvel in a casting surprise that pays off.
- 60Film.comJohn HartlFilm.comJohn HartlEntertaining as it often is, Outside Providence feels as if it were a collection of installments from an unusually raunchy television series.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakOutside of a smart performance by Shawn Hatosy as Tim Dunphy, there just isn't much that's enlightening or new in this intimate recollection.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story is lively and energetic, if you can take its raunchy jokes and rowdy behavior.
- 50Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezAggressively bland coming-of-age story.
- 45TNT RoughCutTNT RoughCutLittle more than an amusing, predictable story we've seen done better a dozen times.