Catching Out
Metascore
57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    75
    Unique and fascinating.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    A documentary in which George relates their stories with great charm and understanding.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Phil Hall
    70
    While imperfect, it does provide an intriguing glimpse into a subculture, which many people will be surprised to learn, still exists.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    70
    The scruffy, outspoken train-hoppers in Sarah George's exhilarating documentary, Catching Out, are a sure sign that the pioneer spirit still flickers in pockets of TV-wired America.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ken Eisner
    70
    Rambles into unexpected places, some more interesting than others, but it stays on track long enough to take auds somewhere special.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    Perhaps the only person more enthralled by the romance of train hopping than the latter-day hobos profiled in this great looking documentary from first-time director Sarah George is George herself.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    50
    Catching Out could stand to be half an hour longer, which speaks to both its scruffy charm and its frustrating inability to dig beneath the surface.
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ed Park
    40
    Ultimately everything feels one-sided and sanitized.
  9. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    30
    Ultimately, the film is as numbingly boring as, well, a lengthy train ride during which there's nothing to do but look out the window.

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