XX/XY Critic Reviews

Emotional presence and a sophisticated understanding of commitment-phobia (as something other than a comedic punchline or an excuse for sex scenes) distinguishes this intense, contained drama, as does the unforced, sensual, and sensitive cinematography of Uta Briesewitz. Read the full review

Ruffalo plays the character with that elusive charm he also revealed in "You Can Count on Me." Read the full review

The movie is really a sexy, emotionally true portrait of a handful of people wrestling with their impulses and trying to find their way to happiness. Read the full review

Though initially off-putting, Chick's distanced direction pays off as XX/XY goes along. Read the full review

Chick agreeably captures the feel and flow of on-the-move young professionals in New York.Read the full review

Each moment feels real, but the movie wears you out in some way. High naturalism is just as much a stylization as High Stylization. The groping nature of the conversations comes to feel as artificial as iambic pentameter. Read the full review

Some moments in XX/XY ring true, and the honesty exposed is revelatory. But, like some relationships, this drama can be tough to endure. Read the full review

It's an overly familiar setup played out by overly familiar types but, curiously, what invests XX/XY with its tension is that there's no sense that Austin Chick, the film's capable young director and writer, knows what he feels about any of this.Read the full review

A sour portrait of Gen X yuppies who settle for adult lives that appear at once soulless and overprivileged. Read the full review