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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEach an actor of distinctive delicacy, Duplass, DeWitt, and Blunt do some of their subtlest, most sweetly calibrated work ever, playing off one another with the kind of ease and trust that is, in itself, a demonstration of love.
- 80VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangAfter putting male insecurity under a comic microscope in "Humpday," writer-director Lynn Shelton hands the fairer sex a more prominent role in Your Sister's Sister, another winning study of relational boundaries crossed and sexual dares gone awry.
- 80The GuardianThe GuardianA captivating examination of criss-crossing relationships permeated by incisive performances.
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfNothing about the movie is showy, except for Shelton's palpable love of good people making a mess of things. Barring some late-inning coyness, it's some of the truest, dinged-heart couples' circling of the year.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe way this unfolds is surprisingly engaging.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFollowing up "Humpday" with another low-rent charmer, Lynn Shelton moves from two- to three-character dynamics.
- 63Slant MagazineSlant MagazineFor long stretches in its first two acts, Lynn Shelton's film is distinguished by a disarming sense of freedom and spontaneity.
- 60Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonAs Alex Ross Perry's "The Color Wheel" - another micro-budgeted sibling story - shows, a film about relentlessly repellent characters is much more fascinating, if not courageous, than one that tries to explain, redeem, or forgive them so easily.