Look Both Ways

The New York Times by

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.

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.

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.

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.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

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

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.