The Puffy Chair
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Metascore
73 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

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4.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Summary: The story of three very different people and a giant purple puffy chair in a too-small van. -- and one of them has to go before the trip's end. (Roadside Attraction)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Bill White
    100
    Ripe with characters and events reflecting the psychic travails of today's young adults.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Crust
    80
    A pointed and nicely observed screenplay that guides us on an often funny journey through familiar terrain made fresh by their off-center sensibility and three fine performances.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Don R. Lewis
    80
    The scenes feel real and both Duplass and Aselton do a great job duking it out. The Puffy Chair combines great original comedy and solid acting to make a fun movie.
  4. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Rick Groen
    50
    It's a slacker flick, it's a relationship pic, it's a road movie all under the same hood.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 7 out of 15
  1. DannyG.
    9
    For two brothers to create a movie on a shoestring budget that is this entertaining...they have succeeded in every way. This movie has more life and emotion than most of the sh!t that is churned out on a weekly basis in the mainstream theaters. We can relate to these characters and their struggles, both with each other and with themselves. The soundtrack is interesting and complements the movie well. Overall a standout in a sea of films that attempt to speak the struggles of 20 something in the 2000s.… Expand
  2. DanS.
    8
    Haven't seen this since Sundance '05, but I remember liking it and finding it humorous.
  3. StephenS.
    6
    I think you have to give this one an extra point for its levels of risk and honesty, so a 6 rather than a 5. Debutant director Duplass takes many chances with the audience, some of whom may have fits of ennui at the one hour mark. There isn… Expand
  4. NedJ.
    3
    I'm with The Conundrum 100%. Let's hope this isn't what's in store for us as the millions of talentless wanna-bees pour out of the "film schools" springing up in every corner of the land.… Expand

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