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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonThe A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonWhile we may soon tire of movies using the pandemic as a narrative catalyst (if we haven’t already), Katie Holmes’ Alone Together feels vitally of-the-moment at a time when so many films are ignoring the poignancy of that moment altogether.
- 70We Got This CoveredMartin CarrWe Got This CoveredMartin CarrBilled as a lockdown love story, Alone Together is more than the sum of those parts. Offering writer director Katie Holmes a perfect platform to deliver, something intimately personal with political undertones. Substance and subtlety with this subject matter is rare, so give this some attention.
- 70The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeIts simplicity and lack of cinematic fancy strikes a tone of surprising relief.
- 65TheWrapMartin TsaiTheWrapMartin TsaiAlone Together frequently hints at Holmes’ gifts as a storyteller, so it’s disappointing that she has a proclivity for romance-novel fodder. If she could have workshopped the script somewhere and honed in on authentic feelings outside conventional narratives, she has the potential to be taken more seriously as a filmmaker.
- 62Paste MagazineAurora AmidonPaste MagazineAurora AmidonDespite its flaws, Alone Together turns out to be quite poignant, and gets around to conveying a truly optimistic message. It’s a film about following your heart and your dreams, and daring to be yourself no matter what people think of you.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyePredictable but sweet.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreTenderly-conceived, tastefully-directed, handsomely-mounted and prestigiously-cast, its a drama that runs up against the wall of over-familiarity and the ceiling of expectations. Even without being the umpteenth version of this sort of film to come out, it’s pretty bland going.
- 33The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakThe only way this play at “bringing a sense of joy and optimism during a time of great fear and loss” (as she states in her brief, platitude-heavy, 68-word director’s statement) could be more tone-deaf is if she waited to reveal it was set during the first few weeks of the pandemic in 2020 for a third-act rug pull.
- 25The PlaylistJason BaileyThe PlaylistJason BaileyIt’s tempting to take it easy on Alone Together, because harsh criticism feels somewhat cruel – it’s just such a gosh-darned nice movie, about two nice people who meet up and are nice to each other. But this is one tepid piece of work, a story of bland people doing and saying bland things as the world burns around them.