Critic Reviews

A film of uncommon originality.

A brave, funny, affecting film.

A cross between a road movie, a documentary and a therapy session.

Brutally truthful, funny and touching in nearly equal measure.

The strange and delightful Talent Given Us is a movie that shouldn't work but does rather remarkably.

A painful, hilarious and immensely moving rumination on mid-life angst.

This isn't a movie, it's a thingamajig - frequently as off-putting as can be, but unassailably one of a kind.

Limps to a fairly lame conclusion, but until then its remarkable candor is like spending a memorably hilarious, harrowing and unforgettable weekend with your wacky in-laws.

One fears, however, that not every uncomfortable scene was scripted, and that we have just been privy to some awfully private moments. It makes for uneasy viewing, sure, but it's one of the most compelling rides around.

An engaging portrait of a functionally dysfunctional family.