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Bobby G. Can't Swim
Metascore
46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Lael Loewenstein
    80
    Gutsy, unconventional, bursting with raw urban energy, this surprisingly suspenseful drama portrays New York Hell's Kitchen residents whose lives are governed by the immutable circumstances of their tawdry existence.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    63
    Lacking quite the zip and zing of "Run Lola Run," this lively indie tale of a drug deal gone awry could be alternately titled "Walk Fast Bobby Walk Fast."
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Leslie Camhi
    60
    Montias's script lacks surprises -- Still, the minor figures surrounding him (Bobby) -- from teenage Puerto Rican beauties to a mobster's middle-aged groupie -- form a gritty urban mosaic, and Bobby's wanton energy is utterly convincing.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    50
    Manages to distinguish itself with a strong central performance and a mostly low-key approach to the subject matter.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    50
    Decidedly a minor item that's been on the shelf for a while but is nonetheless an effective calling card for its writer-director-star.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    50
    Whenever the picture tries to be about something bigger, it turns predictable or maudlin or, in a few sad instances, both simultaneously.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    As a debut it holds out the promise that Montias might do something more interesting in his next film.
  8. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    30
    The movie rarely overcomes its terminal Scorsese- and Ferrara-isms, or fulfills the promise, evident in the film's early passages, that Montias might be a fine observer of local color with his own unique stories to tell.
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