40
The New York Times by Dave Kehr
Too predictable to leave much of an impression.
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A walk on the "dark side" that moves far more slowly than limited character insight requires.
38
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
A jumbled composite of blurred images, poetic yearnings and metaphoric dialogue.
40
The film is a gorgeous nocturne of surprisingly little substance, a sleek advert for youthful anomie that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions.
70
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
A venturesome, beautifully realized psychological mood piece that reveals its first-time feature director's understanding of the expressive power of the camera.
40
There is a great divide between a film about people in the throes of aimless, meandering lives and a film that is simply aimless and meandering. Smokers Only never acknowledges, let alone bridges, that gap.
30
Village Voice by Nick Rutigliano
Detached performances and a murky sound mix further the sense of suspended animation.