Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jul 18, 2022

A banal waste of time. [Full review in Spanish]

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Victoria Luxford BBC.com Mar 24, 2022 4/5

Wonderful chemistry between Steve Evets and Eric Cantona... it's an intriguing and relatable movie that will lift your spirits.

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Stefan Pape Common Sense Media Sep 20, 2021 5/5

One of the most engaging and impressive dramas to come out of British cinema this side of the millennium.

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PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro Feb 3, 2019 3/5

The film's whimsical spirit invites the audience to enter into a fablistic mindset and to relax into its uplifting air of camaraderie.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Aug 29, 2018

This is a deliberate 'feelgood' movie and, while I didn't feel bad, I just didn't feel much of anything.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Feb 21, 2013 C

Softly goes to the heart of its working-class survivors as just so much mush.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 3, 2011 B-

Lighter than the usual Ken Loach feature, Looking for Eric marks a departure of sorts for the solemn director, but ultimately, it's a minor work.

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Dave White Movies.com Apr 4, 2011 4/5

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Jan 3, 2011

[A] well-meaning misfire.

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Don Groves sbs.com.au Dec 31, 2010 4/5

Whimsical tale of two Erics is a winner.

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Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies Sep 14, 2010 2.5/4

A conventional and entirely dishonest turn of events ... undermine[s] everything that has come before in Looking for Eric.

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Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews Sep 12, 2010 6/10

Loachov "cinema verite" stil, prema kojemu prosječni reality izgleda namjeten, predstavljat će popriličnu novinu za obične gledatelje

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Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Aug 26, 2010 3/4

The film feels a little slow at times, but its characters always seem real, and the final scene is genuinely heartwarming...

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Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press Jul 9, 2010 2/4

Looking for Eric would be a whole lot better if it never found Eric.

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John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Jul 2, 2010 2/4

An unpersuasive exercise in what might be called kitchen-sink magic realism...

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Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com Jun 29, 2010 43/100

A magical realist comedy that flirts uncomfortably with serious drama at times, the film sees its veteran director fouling due to an unsure grip on his material.

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Jonathan F. Richards Film.com Jun 25, 2010

The motley crew of buddies, played by a passel of Manchester stand-up comedians, is a distinctive and amusing lot, and Evets does a great job in the lead

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Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Jun 10, 2010 2.5/4

There's some smart and sweet material -- in particular, some story elements and character-driven moments -- that would probably appeal to a wider audience if only Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty had toned things down in respect to the dialogue.

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Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews May 28, 2010

A wistful tale about a sad sack who is counseled by an imaginary friend, a soccer superstar. Not so much "A Beautiful Mind" as it is Woody Allen's "Play it again, Sam".

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion May 28, 2010 C+

However well-intentioned, this is one of the talented but variable Loach's weaker efforts.

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