The Grief Tourist 2013

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: "Dark Tourist" takes an effectively unpleasant trip down the lost highway of a morbid mind before its bad choices start catching up with it. Read more

Geoff Berkshire, Variety: Michael Cudlitz's first leading role is the sole selling point of this repellent character study. Read more

Annlee Ellingson, Los Angeles Times: "Dark Tourist" gets bogged down in insufferably slow-moving scenes - interestingly, when Jim is interacting with others, despite consummate performances from Cudlitz and Griffith. Read more

Sara Stewart, New York Post: Griffith's vulnerable performance is a standout. But the film's final third seems needlessly graphic. Read more

Ernest Hardy, Village Voice: Griffith can break your heart as a good woman staggering under the weight of life, especially after her character places her last bit of faith in a dangerously damaged man. Read more