Lymelife Critic Reviews

Lymelife doesn't have the sheer power of "The Ice Storm," but it's not just another recycling of suburban angst. By allowing their characters complexity, the Martinis spill open those tiny model homes as thoroughly as a dropped Monopoly game.Read the full review

Intense perfs by Rory Culkin and Alec Baldwin are standouts in a movie that brims with vivid supporting turns.Read the full review

It's a family drama that treads on well-worn middle-class territory but is redeemed by the complexity of the characters and the intriguing ambiguity of their actions.Read the full review

Even when the drama gets overcooked, Lymelife sends off sparks.Read the full review

A charming if unoriginal coming-of-age story.Read the full review

Directed by first-timer Derick Martini and produced by Martin Scorsese, balances grimness and levity with relative success. It stops short of quirk. It only flirts with "American Beauty"-style hyperbole. It falls somewhere in between, thanks to Martini's steady hand and a bunch of reliable actors working in good form.Read the full review

Despite such floundering, Lymelife keeps you hooked, mostly through Mr. Hutton, Mr. Baldwin and Kieran Culkin as Scott's older brother, Jimmy.Read the full review

Scott's coming-of-age bumblings form the piece's narrative rhythm. But the most affecting moments come from Mickey's midlife machinations: Baldwin, who also produced the film, has his best role since "The Cooler."Read the full review

A period suburban rites-of-passage story with a pitch-perfect cast.Read the full review