Christopher Cantwell spins a blue mood out of his chilly rural Canadian locations; and Aaron Paul admirably resists making his thug charming. But this story.. seems stubbornly small, given the creators involved. It's a premise in search of a plot
bullying and abuse in bleak, wintry character study; If a frosty, deliberate character study is the fare you favor, you could do worse than this beautiful bummer of a movie
Aaron Paul and young Danny Murphy are terrific together, with Paul playing a wounded bear growling his lines and Murphy delivering a fully realized performance
a scenario rife with dramatic potential gets squandered in this Christopher Cantwell's bleak drama; "The Parts You Lose" somehow manages to be both unmoving and tension-free, wasting the talents of several notable actors in the process
"The Parts You Lose" captures the wintry isolation of North Dakota well, and the actors involved ensure that it's never unwatchable. Yet this is the worst kind of bad movie: a film with absolutely nothing to say
by Richard Roeper [Chicago Sun-Times ]
by Matthew Monagle [Austin Chronicle ]
