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100It works from a specific place and lets audiences relate to that place, and the people in it, like trusted intimates.
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100It's time to stop calling Azazel Jacobs a "promising" filmmaker. With Momma's Man, Jacobs achieves the promise.
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100Beautiful, wise, and poker-faced comedy of discombobulation.
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100One of the sweetest, saddest stories Franz Kafka never wrote.
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90A highly unusual combination of craft, emotion and integrity.
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90Mastery of tone is everything here, and Azazel's control, combined with his wit, perception, discretion and easy command of the visual and of his cast makes Momma's Man a gem.
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90Mr. Jacobs has succeeded at one of the most difficult tasks given a director, which is to make a character come alive through the filmmaking, not exposition.
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88Deeper, darker currents move through Momma's Man, eddying around fears of letting go on both sides of the generational divide.
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Perhaps the most indispensable cast member is the Jacobs' dwelling, their residence since 1966.
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83A comedy of sorts, though to Jacobs' credit, he doesn't aim for cheap laughs.
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JulieE.0We walked out. For reference, I liked Tell No One, Roman De Geur and thought with Burn After Reading was fun. There ya have it. Save your money.