79
Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Film ThreatBobby LePireFilm ThreatBobby LePireMickey And The Bear is remarkable, maximizing its heartbreakingly honest script and emotional directing. Bolstered by a phenomenal cast and an ending that will leave the audience breathless, there is not a single misstep in the entire production.
- 88RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzIt's worth seeking out for the way it observes psychologically complex small-town characters struggling to endure present-day hardships and past traumas.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAttanasio has made a sharp, affecting film that's brimming with darkness and hope, every instant of it vividly alive.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleIt’s all a very believable, close-quarters theater of exhaustion and pain, with moments of lightness and warmth that only add to the difficulty of Mickey’s predicament, and all of it captured in alluring fixed images of depth and color by cinematographer Conor Murphy.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreMickey and the Bear is to be relished for its performances and its gritty indie cinema sense of place.
- 75The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakDale is a force as he runs the full spectrum of emotions to reveal why he matters and why he must also be forgotten.
- 75The PlaylistAndrew BundyThe PlaylistAndrew BundyBoth performances at the film’s center are just outstanding.
- 75IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichMickey and the Bear only accomplishes so much in its modest 82 minutes (like most films of its kind, it builds to nothing more than a nudge in the right direction), but Attanasio makes you believe in the reality of these characters and the place that binds them together.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyStraightforward but skillfully nuanced ... There’s nothing wildly original in form or content to this modest tale. But it’s never obvious or melodramatic, delivering a satisfying degree of emotional resonance while providing James Badge Dale an arresting role as the problematic dad.
- 70The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyA sturdy, watchable character drama.