The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
Before anyone has even said anything, the economy of Barrett as a storyteller is abundantly clear.
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Ireland · 2015
1h 33m
Director Gerard Barrett
Starring Jack Reynor, Toni Collette, Will Poulter, Michael Smiley
Genre Drama
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John, a young, dirt-poor taxi driver lives with his brother, Shane, who has Down syndrome, and his mother, who sees Shane as less than human and is steadily drinking herself to death. In a desperate attempt to reunite his broken family, John becomes entangled in Dublin’s criminal underworld.
The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
Before anyone has even said anything, the economy of Barrett as a storyteller is abundantly clear.
Time Out London by Dave Calhoun
As the determined but fragile son, Reynor has a strong presence, but Collette’s character is too thinly sketched to make much sense.
The Guardian by Leslie Felperin
Like the emotional equivalent of a massage with a sandpaper loofah, the film leaves you feeling raw and tender, thanks particularly to the knockout performances from the small cast, especially Collette.
Ends up an impressive addiction drama. Stay with it and it’ll stay with you.
The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo
The script is consistently either overexplicit or undernourished, and there’s only so much two fine actors can do.
The Telegraph by Mike McCahill
It’s a film of few frills or flourishes, which never tries to dress up its subject or soften its blows. Yet in its rage and its pain, in the wire-brush scrub it gives to the movies’ woozily romantic notions of alcoholism, Glassland feels wholly honest and true.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
[Reynor's] performance — fractured yet strong — is a big reason why Glassland works so well.
The Playlist by Oktay Ege Kozak
Collette delivers one of the best performances of her already impressive career in Glassland.
Bring plenty of Kleenex. A nickel pack won’t do.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
There’s much in the movie to admire until it runs headlong into a stone wall.
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