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73
Viewer score based on 21 votes.

Critic Score

69
Critics' score based on 9 reviews.
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Wow just saw the trailor and im giving it another bad review cuz that was terrible as well

July 24,2011
llorsucram

This movie just sucks!

July 18,2011
gene40

Has to be one of the worse movies ever made. Just like watching paint dry. The scenes were usually out of focus and the camera shots were just awful.... The movie is about nothing. Full Review

July 13,2011
frankcammarano

i loved this movie....it really dives into the complexities of human nature. rich characters who are changed and disturbed, at the same time.

July 02,2011
onealmedical

First things first, there have been so many movies about suburban angst set on Long island that this movie is old hat even before it starts rolling.... Note to the producer, there is plenty of angst everywhere. The staging of this train wreck also leaves much to be desired. At one point Edie Falco's character is driving her manic depressive actress neighbor to the Port Jeff ferry and there are are one minute driving through Port Jeff village, and then the next minute there having a melt down drama along the Long Beach causeway in Sag Harbor (near the Shelter island South Ferry). The zombie like business man is at one point asking for the location of a breakfast spot, and then it's the middle of the afternoon. The use of a run a way away dog (that thankfully is not hit by a car) adds nothing but un-needed anxiety (the human cast has this area covered). If your looking for some GOOD movies built around this theme try The Trees Lounge, Life and Death on Long island, L.I.E., or Two Family House (set in Staten island). Full Review

April 04,2011
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Critic Reviews

Helmer-writer Eric Mendelsohn returns with his first feature in a decade and the proposition that art film still has a place in the world -- which is an exhilarating idea, especially as represented by 3 Backyards, an exquisite example of calculated execution in pursuit of elusive ideas.Full Review

Variety

It's worth remembering that eleven years passed between "Judy Berlin" and 3 Backyards, both of which earned Mendelsohn best director prizes at Sundance.Full Review

Steve Ramos
Boxoffice Magazine

Mendelsohn's first film since 1999's "Judy Berlin" is devoted to finding descriptive correlatives to liminal emotional states through the cast's eloquent reaction shots and the camera's depiction of homely environments - with ornate, flowing visual vocabulary.Full Review

Nick Pinkerton
Village Voice

Mr. Mendelsohn's ability to evoke a child's-eye view of a suburban environment is the most seductive element in a movie whose primary attraction is an atmosphere so heady that you can almost taste it.Full Review

Stephen Holden
The New York Times

The movie has none of the smugness of "­American Beauty": You could dream of living in a world like this.Full Review

David Edelstein
New York Magazine
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