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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanMany reviewers have compared the mood of In the Aisles to the stories of Raymond Carver, and it’s not a bad analogy. Stuber, who wrote the screenplay with Clemens Meyer (based on Meyer’s short story), is adept at evoking both the ache of unanswered longing and the tiny promise of redemption that flickers still within the human spirit, even when crushed under the weight of soulless drudgery.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIn the Aisles is a poignant and richly sympathetic film.
- 80Screen DailyDemetrios MatheouScreen DailyDemetrios MatheouA love story between shelf stackers in a provincial superstore isn’t the most scintillating pitch. And yet, with the aid of affecting performances and a good eye for the virtuoso moves of a forklift truck, director Thomas Stuber mines the magical in the mundane.
- 75RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyRogerEbert.comTomris LafflyWhile Stuber’s film acknowledges the soul-sucking nature of these colorless environs — at times, the enormous yet empty aisles resemble a ripe setting of an after-hours zombie apocalypse — the filmmaker loves his characters so much that he can’t help but prioritize their humanity that rises above the surface of it all.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe stars, it must be said, are slightly more interesting than the characters, which is another way of saying Rogowski and Huller amplify what’s there on the page.
- 70VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangIn the Aisles is unusual in its compassion and respect for its blue-collared characters.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreA lovely German elegy to the nobility of work and the family we create while working. It’s a quiet, insightful idyll set in the world of modern retail, seen from the ground level — literally.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonA charming exercise in low-key romantic realism that risks being too subtle for its own good.
- 50Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayBy subverting the impulse to indulge a winning romance between its two bright European stars, In the Aisles insists on the dignity of its appealing but rather thin characters.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergImagine a Kaurismaki with less humor and a slower pace, and you’ll have a sense of how singular yet insubstantial In the Aisles ultimately appears.