Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

It is poetic and unforgiving, romantic and stark. Death is the subject we edge around.

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

Ineffably Australian and intriguingly (rather than annoyingly) artsy, Look Both Ways introduces a handful of people gobsmacked by life-changing crises, all of them trying to make sense of responsibility, mortality, and connection.

Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy

If Look Both Ways has a familiar form, this sort of emphasis on humanity, with which the film refreshingly pulses, is rare.

The Hollywood Reporter

The best Australian film to hit local screens in more than a year. Although lacking any internationally renowned actors to win more than limited release, the film's energy and stylistic daring mark it as a true original.

The Hollywood Reporter by Erin Free

The best Australian film to hit local screens in more than a year. Although lacking any internationally renowned actors to win more than limited release, the film's energy and stylistic daring mark it as a true original.

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

A fearless movie about a fearful subject, an unusually empathetic and quite funny film that deals with death and dying in the most offbeat and casually life-affirming way. Exceptionally smart, playful and perceptive, Look Both Ways confronts things that people would rather avoid.

Washington Post by Ann Hornaday

Though Watt's emphasis on coincidence and fate seems strained at times, Look Both Ways is rich in dreamy summer atmosphere and deadpan wit.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

The morbid theme notwithstanding, this is by no means a downbeat film, and it ends with the rather hopeful thought that for every disaster there's also a chance for survival.

Chicago Tribune by Jessica Reaves

Watt's direction is stylish, and her choices feel sure-handed.

Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea

There's something optimistic in the filmmaker's clear-eyed, straightforward storytelling style.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker

It's a tricky tonal dance that Watt, minor missteps aside, glides through with feeling.

Variety

An imaginative, humorous and truthful contemplation of human reaction to the inexplicable.

Village Voice by Michael Atkinson

An unassuming, unadventurous, but likable dramedy about dying and grief.

Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer

The best parts of the movie are its occasional animated sequences.

New York Magazine (Vulture)

Even when it spreads itself too thin, Look Both Ways enlarges your perception of the here-and-now--and what movies can do to transcend it.

Chicago Reader by J.R. Jones

Watt's script is a bit overstuffed, and by the end the roiling animated sequences (drawn by Emma Kelly and inked by Watt and Clare Callinan) are wearing out their welcome. But the convincing characters and hearty examination of mortality make this fresh and oddly uplifting.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

Works its way to an improbably cheerful ending, but getting there is a slow trip.

The New York Times

Bogged down by the stylistic gimmickry of bustling montages and jarring animated segments, Look Both Ways aims for existential drama but succeeds only in reminding us that misery loves company.