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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonOn its own, Driveways would be a sweet, understated masterpiece, simply told, of human connection. But with the death of longtime distinguished stage and movie actor Brian Dennehy on April 15, director Andrew Ahn allows us to say a proper goodbye to the big fella, who gets the final six minutes of the movie all to himself.
- 90Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin ChangDriveways, a movie that’s poignant now for reasons we doubtless wish it weren’t, shows us how unlikely people can come together under imperfect circumstances and fit together perfectly. It also shows us how fleeting that perfection can be.
- 85TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiWhat a delightful discovery this movie is, and what an incredible collection of impeccable performances. Ahn’s film finds the drama in the intentionally quiet life of introverts and lulls his audience into peaceful, wise, contented security.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe filmmakers never underline the emotions they want to evoke, and yet by the end, audiences may be moved to tears by this tale of fractured lives that find just the right measure of repair.
- 75Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithThe film’s devotion to the belief that kindness can be a balm for almost any hurt is deeply moving.
- 70Screen DailyStephen WhittyScreen DailyStephen WhittyWith authentic spaces like this around them, Ahn’s actors relax into the realism.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThat uncommon and all-too-welcome gift — like some kind of fragile wildflower, emerging tentatively through cracks in the concrete: a film about kindness.
- 67Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleWhat Dennehy grasped was people - what made them tick. His performances were never one-note, but understood that joy, grief, and and oft-ignored emotions like resignation could all be contained with in a character. He was a big man, but he could keep his performances small, and so it's fitting that one of his final performances, Driveways, is so tiny and fragile that you'll feel like it can fit into your hands.