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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatMerle BertrandFilm ThreatMerle BertrandIf you liked "Magnolia," you'll also like Mind the Gap.
- 80VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonWarm-hearted but clear-eyed indie effort richly repays audience patience during deliberately paced and provocatively allusive early scenes with a cumulative emotional impact that is immensely satisfying.
- 63New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsEveryone somehow ends up in Manhattan for a contrived and predictable conclusion. In his last film role, the late Alan King is reduced to a stereotype of a cantankerous Jewish senior.
- Mr. Schaeffer takes his time cryptically setting up his characters' situations in the film. When they finally start moving toward one another and revealing their secrets, the revelations flow like diet soda.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghFormulaic but surprisingly affecting drama.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorYou can see what's coming five minutes into the movie, but capable acting lends it a certain superficial charm.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAn earnest but overly contrived and overly long tale.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAn overly ambitious, overly complex and overly long opus that bites off more than it can chew.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickEric Schaeffer's rip-off -- er, homage -- to "Magnolia," is a marginally better movie than his previous self-absorbed atrocities like "My Life's in Turnaround" and "Wirey Spindell."
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceIn the crass, endless Mind the Gap, Schaeffer dares to ape "Magnolia," telling five barely connected stories with all the grace of a juggler tossing open bottles of Drano.