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Raymond & Ray

Raymond & Ray

2022

Rodrigo García

Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo, Maribel Verdú ...

5.6

681

Drama. Comedy Two long-estranged half-brothers reunite to bury their abusive father.

	Author	Review
United States	Martin Tsai The Wrap	"The project probably sounded like a winner in a pitch meeting, but middling doesn’t even begin to describe the finished product"	NEG
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"When watching Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke in Raymond & Ray (...) it’s almost impossible to believe they’ve never worked together before (...) Viewers should find plenty to enjoy, not to mention to identify with"	POS
United States	Marya E. Gates The Playlist	"Unfortunately, aside from the always reliable Hawke and Okonedo, there isn’t much to praise about this deadpan dark comedy, which is miscalculated on almost every level"	NEG
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[It] is an easy diversion on Apple TV+ (...) but Garcia’s work lately seems more resigned to repeating familiar themes instead of digging into why we keep telling these stories (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Damon Wise Deadline	"Charming (...) [This movie] could well be this year’s indie sleeper (...) a journey of self-discovery that takes many surprising and funny turns, despite the apparent gravitas of the situation."	POS
United States	Tomris Laffly Variety	"García’s film is too run-of-the-mill to matter in the end, on its minor excursion to nowhere special"	NEG
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"The predictable route to resolution does offer some surprises along the way, and is anchored by nuanced, rock solid performances from the ever reliable Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor"	POS
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"García's film takes too many of its cues from Raymond: It's fastidious, tidy, and lifeless, with every obligatory gesture in its place (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	C.J. Prince The Film Stage	"While far from terrible, it is more damning for how content it is with mediocrity. We know Garcia and his cast are capable of much better—they’ve done it"	NEG
Canada	Rachel Labonte Screen Rant	"It has some flaws, too, but between Hawke's gripping performance and the film's willingness to go to some awkward places, it proves to be a worthwhile adventure (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ross Bonaime Collider	"García’s latest film is a predictable, completely fine, but uneventful dramedy that never quite finds a way to dig itself out of mediocrity"	NEG
United States	Brett Buckalew AV Club	While 'Raymond And Ray' registers nicely as a relaxed, compassionate character study, there's no denying that one of the two central characters being studied hugely outshines the other	NEU
United States	Amanda Guarragi Ready Steady Cut	"Garcia wrote an emotionally layered, heartfelt script about growing into yourself through trauma and how that pain never really leaves you (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Hoai-Tran Bui SlashFilm	"It's a bafflingly dull road trip movie full of clunky expositional dialogue (...) Worst yet, it wastes the potential silver screen magic you could have by casting Hawke and McGregor"	NEG
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"An offbeat gem, which starts like an adaptation of a Sam Shepard play before eventually settling into something a little more conventional, but nonetheless satisfying (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A sentimental and silly film which wastes everybody's acting talents (...) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Canada	Alex Maidy JoBlo	"There is a message here (...) but it never comes close to actually living up to what it set out to do. This is a very forgettable movie that is probably not worth the time despite the solid cast and two leading actors"	NEG
United States	John Serba Decider	"Faint praise for 'Raymond and Ray', but there are far worse things to do than watch Hawke and McGregor navigate García's pothole-ridden psychological road trip. Don't expect too much"	NEU

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