SummaryWesley, a young deaf boy, is frequently bullied at school, and his home life, a sanctuary, consists of his loving mother and younger sister. When his father, a rough, unhappy man, returns home, Wesley withdraws into a shy and uneasy silence. But one day, on his cold walk home from the school, Wesley finds a strange man helpless and bleeding next ... Read More
Directed By:Christopher Cantwell
Written By:Darren Lemke
The Parts You Lose
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Mixed or Average
47
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Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
33% Positive
2 Reviews
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33% Mixed
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33% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Oct 4, 2019
88
Most 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.
Oct 10, 2019
75
Paul 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.
Oct 4, 2019
60
Aaron 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.
Oct 3, 2019
50
This 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.
Oct 3, 2019
30
The Parts You Lose somehow manages to be both unmoving and tension-free, wasting the talents of several notable actors in the process.
Oct 2, 2019
30
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.
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Generally Favorable
33% Positive
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May 8, 2021
5
Forgettable, mostly because it can't build a tension that keeps you not only interested, but eager to know the outcome. And while he may not seem like it to many, Aaron Paul lacks a badass bearing.
Production Company:
- Gran Via Productions
- Inferno Pictures Inc.
- The H Collective
Release Date:Oct 4, 2019
Duration:1 h 33 m
Awards
ACTRA Awards
• 1 Nomination
