Bubble Critic Reviews

Everything about the film -- its casting, its filming, its release -- is daring and innovative.Read the full review

Of the idiosyncratic ''little'' movies that Soderbergh has made to clear his head (Full Frontal, Schizopolis), this is the first that truly connects.Read the full review

Soderbergh and screenwriter Coleman Hough aren't interested in creating a coy whodunit so much as evoking the deeper, less romantic mysteries of people -- and it's riveting.Read the full review

A potent and provocative look at life unhinged. Bubble is said to be the first in a series of six low-budget films from Soderbergh. If they all rock the boat like this one, bring 'em on.Read the full review

Easier to admire than love, Bubble is a fascinating exercise that seems calculated to repel most audiences, which probably suits Mr. Soderbergh just fine.Read the full review

It's reassuring to see Steven Soderbergh return to riveting down-and-dirty filmmaking with Bubble.Read the full review

Bubble is a haunting film, made all the more intriguing by the use of ordinary people, not actors, in all the roles.Read the full review

In movies this deliberately paced, the line between fascination and boredom is a fine one, easily crossed. Fortunately, Bubble stays on the right side of that line.Read the full review

Despite its refreshingly straightforward style and compelling performers, the movie feels encased in an invisible, filmy membrane of its own. Soderbergh keeps his characters on one side of the wall and his audience on the other. As to which is living in the real world, I guess that's open to discussion.Read the full review