58
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatRon WellsFilm ThreatRon WellsSome of the acting may not be the best and many of the points aren't made with a soft touch, but damn, I can't think of another film about addiction with a more accurate view from the inside.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIt's about individuals, not about sensations. If the characters' backgrounds are not examined in detail, the movie still conveys an intimate sense of who they are and their emotional connections.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittRodriguez makes a promising debut with this unsentimental drama. If she keeps working on her screenwriting skills, she could become a filmmaker to reckon with.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanReeder makes a compelling lost soul, so that even the most soddenly moralistic moments are worth watching.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoOccasionally becomes melodramatic.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe story is predictable, but Reeder's performance is painfully convincing and the East Village locations so uniformly grimy that they all but weep despair.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAn earnest drama that's never quite as raw or moving as it means to be.
- 50Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraThe opposition of Christian spirituality and the bad religion of drugs is enough to send you down to the feel-good bodega just on principle.
- 40The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThough it isn't explained until the closing minutes, the title Acts Of Worship says a lot about Rodriguez's terminal weakness for the overwrought and faux-poetic.