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The Land of Steady Habits

2018

Nicole Holofcener

Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Connie Britton, Natalie Gold ...

5.3

712

Drama Feeling trapped in the stifling, wealthy enclave of Westport, Connecticut, Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn) retires from his job in finance and leaves his wife (Edie Falco) in the hopes that it will renew his lust for life. However, he’s quickly faced with the startling reality of his choices; he spends his days looking for things to decorate his empty shelves, sleeping with strangers and feeling terribly lost.

	Author	Review
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Uneven, but lifted by a masterful lead performance (...) Its plot unfolds in a way that's often more mechanical than organic, but (...) [it] is enriched by Holofcener's knack for turning offhand moments into piercing ones"	NEU
United Kingdom	Jake Nevins The Guardian	"A droll, sad and relentlessly truthful study of suburban ennui (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Despite a few very funny beats and a charming performance from the great Ben Mendelsohn, there’s an air of tragedy throughout 'Steady Habits' (...) It’s an insightful portrait of middle-age (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"No matter how much you want to like the film, something is missing: a spark, a shimmer, a thrust of discovery (...) [It] feels less than vital."	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The performances have sufficient grit — and the writing has just enough polish — to make 'The Land of Steady Habits' feel unpredictable and fresh."	POS
United States	Stephanie Zacharek Time	"[Holofcener] always favors warmth over sarcasm. And as if she could read our minds, she puts in her characters’ mouths words that we ourselves have sometimes failed to find the guts to say."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Despite Ben Mendelsohn's wonderful turn as a relatively normal divorcee, Nicole Holofcener's Netflix movie is a contrived character study."	NEU

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