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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comMost of the movie is conveyed through point of view, which is especially fitting because the central character is hearing-impaired. Wesley is a careful, thoughtful observer of the world around him, and this movie challenges us to look as closely as he does. Every frame is filled with significant, illuminating details.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperPaul and young Danny Murphy are terrific together, with Paul playing a wounded bear growling his lines and Murphy delivering a fully realized performance. And for such a bleak and harsh tale, The Parts You Lose finds some rays of light at the end of the night.
- 60Film ThreatHunter LanierFilm ThreatHunter LanierAaron Paul brings his trademark street-corner angst to the party, and it plays just fine. As child actors go, Murphy is pretty good. McNairy and Winstead do a fine job of realizing that silent, domestic agony that neither party wants to bring out into the open, fearing it won’t go back in.
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis story of a lonely kid in need of a father figure seems stubbornly small, given the creators involved. It’s a premise in search of a plot.
- The Parts You Lose captures the wintry isolation of North Dakota well, and the actors involved ensure that it’s never unwatchable. Yet this is the worst kind of bad movie: a film with absolutely nothing to say.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Parts You Lose somehow manages to be both unmoving and tension-free, wasting the talents of several notable actors in the process.