51
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatAndy HowellFilm ThreatAndy HowellYou might see Lost Transmissions just for Simon Pegg, but you’ll come away with a deeper sense of what schizophrenia is. You just might become more compassionate about people whose mental illness keeps them on the streets. And you’ll get to see a great debut feature whose nuance will keep you thinking about it for days.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MoorePegg is the very picture of schizophrenia — funny and charming, here and there, lucid when he can get it together to lie to a doctor, bug-eyed and furious when Theo’s independence is threatened and his view that “time” is being controlled…by somebody — isn’t taken seriously.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore[A] modest but heartfelt picture. ... Lost Transmissions tells its story without engaging with foolish cliches about creativity and madness.
- 60EmpireIan FreerEmpireIan FreerLost Transmissions is a clear-eyed view of schizophrenia, aided by a powerful Simon Pegg performance yet hamstrung by some woolly filmmaking and a whiff of pretension.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenDespite its penetrating handheld camerawork (by Arnau Valls Colomer) and mind-altering sound design, Lost Transmissions never quite manages to tune out the lingering element of self-indulgence.
- 50The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe movie’s strongest feature is its depiction of a male-female friendship that matter-of-factly abjures any romantic component. Temple and Pegg, when their characters aren’t falling apart (and even sometimes when they are), convey intelligence and mutual regard with refreshing straightforwardness.
- 40VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanIt doesn’t sentimentalize Theo’s illness (much) or pull back from how disconnected he can be. “Lost Transmissions” may even sound like it deserves props for its straight-up, objective view of mental illness. Except for one small detail: That stance ends up removing the basic dramatic motor of the film.
- 38RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsPegg and Temple’s responsive, well-attuned performances are actually the most frustrating things about Lost Transmissions since they’re good enough to make you want to care, even when their characters don’t seem to be worth caring about.