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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5

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  1. [Anonymous]
    Apr 21, 2005
    8
    Touching, honest, shows the difficulty males can have in expressing, verbalizing their feelings.
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  2. McCoyC.
    Apr 24, 2005
    4
    For people suffering from insomnia this movie would be a good remedy, Well acted, but slow to the point of boredom and the movie never gets anyway. Disappointing.
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  3. JeffL
    Jun 13, 2005
    4
    The movie is bland and while it does characterize well there is no underlying movement within the film. Unfortunate.
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  4. .perez
    Sep 14, 2006
    10
    Quiet, self-assured, this film is one to sit down by yourself with and fall in to. Beautiful camera work and acting. The story is simple and thoughtful.
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Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 28
  2. Negative: 2 out of 28
  1. Reviewed by: David Rooney
    80
    Story of a still-grieving widower and his two troubled teenage sons is distinguished by its emotional integrity, sustained mood of aching melancholy and superbly understated performances.
  2. 10
    The result is a numbing void, and a long, frustrating wait for something to happen.
  3. 60
    What makes Winter Solstice, a nice little Jersey vignette about a widower and his two teenage sons, so striking is writer-director Josh Sternfeld's respect for the verbal shorthand of family interaction.