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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyThis oddball tale of a small-town gangster's troubled girlfriend hovers uncertainly on the edge of an absurdist universe.
- 60The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayLooks and sounds better than the average indie film debut.
- 50Village VoiceBen KenigsbergVillage VoiceBen KenigsbergFirst-time writer-director Richard Ledes's mystical tone and pervasive swipes from David Lynch tend to suffocate his satire, and stunt casting doesn't help.
- 40L.A. WeeklyKim MorganL.A. WeeklyKim MorganLedes shows promise, but truly, this would have been better left to Todd Haynes.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsDirector-writer Richard Ledes shows better command of 1950s period atmosphere than he does of either his subject or his cast.
- 30The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderWith its heavy symbolism and awkward, lurching pace, A Hole in One leaves viewers with little more than the vague conviction - which I think I already had going in - that falling in love is better than an ice pick to the brain.
- 30Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoThe anesthetized, deadpan performances -- except for Meat Loaf as Anna's gangster boyfriend, who's so over-the-top it appears he stumbled in from another movie -- and dull storytelling result in an unsuccessful mix of screwball comedy, melodrama and noir.