Uncertainty 2009

Critics score:
50 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Stephen Holden, New York Times: A taut, skillful exercise in cinematic clockwork. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: Bobby and Kate are puppets on strings, both pulled roundabout through McGehee-Siegel's phony proving ground toward a howler of a final exchange. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: The leads are immensely appealing, but the sum of their experiences equals nothing more profound than two earnest people wrestling with a tough decision. Read more

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Rain Li's crisp cinematography gives the entwined stories different but complementary visual styles. Paul Zucker's editing supports each genre then poses fresh questions by leaping from one to the other. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins are so interesting that it's easy to put up with the decision-making dithering that goes along with the title. Read more

Philippe Garnier, L.A. Weekly: You either swallow it and learn to love it, or you start running. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Excellent New York City location shooting and the ever-reliable Joseph Gordon-Levitt can't salvage this gimmicky, overlong thriller from Scott McGehee and David Siegel... Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: The film bets everything on an unconventional structure, but fails to do much with it. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: Read more

Ella Taylor, Village Voice: The result is some nice atmospherics tethered to a cripplingly half-baked existentialism. Read more