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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyThe biggest takeaway from Kelly & Cal, a wonderfully honest and tender film about the bitter pill of adulthood, is Hollywood's criminal underuse of Juliette Lewis.
- 80TheWrapTodd GilchristTheWrapTodd GilchristIt's a film that takes its characters and their crises seriously, allowing them to fully explore their situation before providing them (and the audience) a genuine roadmap for finding their way through.
- 80VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireThis disarming pic navigates tricky emotional territory to emerge as an impressive feature debut for helmer Jen McGowan and scribe Amy Lowe Starbin.
- 70Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena DonadoniAmy Lowe Starbin's script offers a welcome directness and some sly observations about acceptance and compromise.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe performances of Ms. Lewis and Mr. Weston crackle with authenticity. Like a good punk-rock song, this bracingly honest, tough-minded vignette stays true to itself.
- 60The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloKelly & Cal is worth seeing, if only because it gives Lewis her first truly meaty role in years.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe picture would go nowhere without the friendly chemistry between Lewis and costar Jonny Weston, as the wheelchair-bound high schooler who charms her. If young mothers had any time to go to movies, this one might draw them in droves.
- 50New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartKelly & Cal is at its best when focused on Lewis and Weston.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis uneven directorial debut from Jen McGowan is notable mostly for a nicely understated turn from Juliette Lewis.
- 38Slant MagazineSlant MagazineA romantic drama complicated by a stroller and a wheelchair, and its first mistake is in assuming some kind of equity between the two vehicles.