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Who We Are Now

2017

Julianne Nicholson, Emma Roberts, Zachary Quinto, Jimmy Smits ...

Drama An ex-con (Julianne Nicholson) forms an unlikely alliance with an idealistic lawyer (Emma Roberts) to regain custody of her young son.

	Author	Review
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"A flawed film boosted by a stunning lead turn (...) Newton’s storytelling is skittish and a bit too on the nose at times"	NEU
United States	Scott Tobias Variety	"Authentic passion and a steady accumulation of detail sets 'Who We Are Now' apart (...) Newton has made a beautiful little film about sacrifice and redemption"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[It] falls flat in the dialogue apartment (...) I fundamentally didn’t believe too much of what happens in this low-key drama (...) 'Who We Are Now' just ticks too many cliched boxes"	NEG
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Julianne Nicholson proves once again she’s one of the greatest actresses alive (...) [The] temporary dissonances ultimately make the beautiful moments that much better"	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"Superbly acted and confidently shot, 'Who We Are Now' delivers substantial dramatic pleasures while posing pertinent questions."	POS
United States	Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"[Newton's] dedication to fine-grained real-world complexity sets him apart from most indie filmmakers these days"	POS

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