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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 89Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovSmall Engine Repair is a real American horror story, skillfully shot, perfectly cast and acted, and carrying a sorrowful message that resonates with brutal truth.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperIn less skilled hands, this could have come across as cynical and manipulative material, but Pollono is such a skilled wordsmith and the cast is so universally excellent, Small Engine Repair becomes a viewing experience you won’t easily shake off, not today and not for a long time.
- 60TheWrapSimon AbramsTheWrapSimon AbramsThe darkly funny American indie drama Small Engine Repair works best when it’s a hangout comedy starring three schlubby New England burnouts.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe results, although sporadically arresting, feel awkward, like a child wearing clothing a few sizes too big.
- 50The New York TimesMaya PhillipsThe New York TimesMaya PhillipsThe film, which Pollono also directs, provides more depth than the original but still flounders in the translation from stage to screen.
- 50Screen RantMae AbdulbakiScreen RantMae AbdulbakiWhile Small Engine Repair’s message is clear, it doesn’t completely take off and is fragmented in its pacing, with a twisted turn that doesn't land.
- 25RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiRogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiSmall Engine Repair is little more than 103 minutes of a would-be provocation whose only real advantage is that it's ultimately too dopey to be as offensive as it clearly could have been. It has nothing of note to say about the issues it pretends to raise, though it does try to say them as loudly and as pseudo-colorfully as possible.