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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAt its best, A Home at the End of the World has great emotional strength. But it's not the towering achievement it might have been if Cunningham had stayed truer to his original inspiration.
- 80VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyDriven by soulful performances and by a genuine sense of wonder for the unpredictable permutations of love and family.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThe movie is really a lovely ensemble piece. Beautifully conceived and written by Michael Cunningham (Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours), the film has a distinctly novelistic and literate style.
- 70NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenPacks an irresistible emotional punch.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerCunningham's depth of feeling transformed the book's premise into something beyond sniggers or camp, and the best moments in the movie, which was directed by theater veteran Michael Mayer in his film debut and adapted by Cunningham, have a similar emotional charge.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanMost of the movie feels like Farrell's performance: deeply sincere, and more showy than convincing.
- 50The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe result: some intriguing moments, even more intriguing performances, and a film that doesn't quite work.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorI can't think of another contemporary novel -- unless it be Cunningham's far more ambitious and less successful "The Hours" -- less suited for the journey to film under any direction but that of, say, Russian dreamer Alexander Sokurov.
- 50The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensIn parceling his story into discrete scenes, Mr. Cunningham has turned a delicate novel into a bland and clumsy film. A Home at the End of the World, is so thoroughly decent in its intentions and so tactful in its methods that people are likely to persuade themselves that it's better than it is, which is not very good.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceCunningham's Cliff's Notes adaptation shrinks the character to a monosyllabic man-child with a puppy-dog stare.