A Home at the End of the World Critic Reviews

Charged by a passion for life, A Home at the End of the World is a major achievement. Read the full review

Colin Farrell is astonishing in the movie.Read the full review

Driven by soulful performances and by a genuine sense of wonder for the unpredictable permutations of love and family. Read the full review

The movie is really a lovely ensemble piece. Beautifully conceived and written by Michael Cunningham (Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours), the film has a distinctly novelistic and literate style. Read the full review

How many movies these days leave you wanting more? The funny and heartfelt Home is a small treasure. Read the full review

Bobby marks a turning point for Colin Farrell, whose vulgarities and inelegance tend to get the better of his range. Read the full review

Watching Spacek dance around the bedroom, slowly loosening up while Laura Nyro plays, is one of the joys of this cinematic season. Read the full review

Cunningham's 1990 novel makes an assured, if not entirely satisfying, transition to the big screen in this terrifically acted exploration of the bonds that transcend traditional notions of family. Read the full review

The film's first half is easily the best and brightest. As the movie moves into the more saddening sections, however, it loses most of its power. Read the full review