Lonesome Jim Critic Reviews

In sad-sack movies there is often a helpful woman around to help the despairing heroes. In "Garden State," it was Natalie Portman; in "Elizabethtown," Kirsten Dunst. Both were salvation angels, but Tyler has a gentle approach to this kind of role that is perfect for the tone of Lonesome Jim.Read the full review

Buscemi does not act in Lonesome Jim, but his sly humor and keen eye for nuance resonate in every frame. I can't recall having a better time at a movie about depression.Read the full review

If Lonesome Jim feels like it's perpetually on the verge of evaporating, Buscemi brings to the material the boundless empathy for misfits and screw-ups he displayed in "Trees Lounge."Read the full review

Under Buscemi's overall smart direction, the acting is terrific.Read the full review

Humor in 'Jim' is a little too dry.Read the full review

There's a slightness to the mildly eccentric material here that leaves the whole enterprise in danger of fluttering away.Read the full review

The script is adroit: It doesn't force the humor, and it steadily keeps track of Jim's growing maturity.Read the full review

Well-intentioned but lifeless.Read the full review

It finds some fine comedic moments when it stops focusing on Affleck's never-ending angst and starts exploring small-town oddness.Read the full review