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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianNigel M SmithThe GuardianNigel M SmithIt’s Shannon who leaves the most lasting impression.... She effortlessly mines the material for all its uncomfortable laughs.
- 75The Film StageEd FranklThe Film StageEd FranklKelly’s earnest, reportedly auto-biographical film has a lot of laughs and is best when it’s most deeply personal.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeKelly depicts a deep filial love that isn't dependent on complete telepathic understanding.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonSmall moment by small moment, Other People turns Kelly’s own experiences caring for his mother into something touchingly universal.
- 63Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonThe film is at its sharpest when Chris Kelly hands scenes over to his main character's family and friends.
- 60VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangWhile Chris Kelly’s semi-autobiographical writing-directing debut gets off to a painfully broad start, it does intermittently find its footing as it progresses, gathering enough well-observed moments and details to counterbalance its otherwise flailing stabs at humor and pathos.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfRaw, messy and unkempt (as a domestic cancer drama should be), Saturday Night Live writer Chris Kelly’s feature debut is also a woe-is-me gay rom-com, a showdown between siblings and—at its best—an out-and-proud minimusical. If that sounds like too much, it is.
- 58ConsequenceJustin GerberConsequenceJustin GerberThe performances are so strong in Other People that they just about make up for the weak storytelling. Maybe “weak” isn’t the best definition for writer/director Chris Kelly’s debut feature film, but its structure definitely pales in comparison to all the effort given on screen.
- 58The PlaylistNoel MurrayThe PlaylistNoel MurrayThe end result is awfully sketchy, more a collection of ideas and memories than a proper film.
- 40ScreenCrushE. Oliver WhitneyScreenCrushE. Oliver WhitneyKelly’s generic characters, stale humor, and dated storyline about the macho father rejecting his gay son have all been done before, and no longer feel relevant.