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Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoiceCalum MarshVillage VoiceCalum MarshAn exemplary mystery, a paranoid thriller rooted in contemporary technology but not crafted to denounce it.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA thoughtful, emotionally tricky debut benefitting from two strong lead performances.
- 75Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundIt showcases a genuine fascination with the mind/body split engendered by Skyping, online dating, and constant app usage through a plot that doesn't fuel itself on received wisdom.
- The Heart Machine’s denouement is ultimately disappointing, but the film is still one of the more successful cinematic portrayals of online intimacy.
- 75RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaRogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaThe Heart Machine lies somewhere between the AOL love letter “You’ve Got Mail” and the more cautionary “Her” on the issue of what effect all this technology is having on society.
- 70The DissolveThe DissolveExcept for its ending, which deflates the tension and makes a brief gesture toward profundity, it’s an unblinking look at one man’s total unraveling.
- 70VarietyAndrew BarkerVarietyAndrew BarkerThoroughly modern without being ostentatious about it, and featuring excellent performances from Kate Lyn Sheil and John Gallagher Jr., the film boasts pleasures more formal than narrative.
- 60The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThis New York drama in some ways finds new names for age-old insecurities among men and women, though it doesn’t entirely deliver on its promising buildup.