In from the Side
Strand Releasing | Release Date: January 20, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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5
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1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJan 19, 2023
It will be interesting to see what this capable filmmaker does his next time around with, hopefully, a larger budget and a few more objective voices helping to guide his choices. Read full review
60
Screen DailyTara JudahJan 18, 2023
It is an ambitious debut and though a more rigorous edit may have evened out its overall tone, it is clear that Carter’s heart and head were certainly in the game. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeJan 18, 2023
The script gives us less about their emotional connection and to be honest, the will-they-won’t-they-stay-together drama is a bit of a snore. The best scenes are down the rugby club, portrayed with tremendous warmth as a happy-ish semi-dysfunctional family. Read full review
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The New York TimesKyle TurnerJan 19, 2023
Though Carter is competent at making the chaos of a rainy match or the ecstasy of a clandestine tryst watchable, his characters feel like sketches with barely any idiosyncrasies. What’s the point of watching the game if you don’t care about the players? Read full review
40
The Observer (UK)Xan BrooksJan 18, 2023
This one almost makes it, but a boggy script slows it down. Read full review
40
TheWrapDan Callahan
The awkwardly titled gay rugby romance In from the Side is so padded out at 134 minutes with both rugby games and sex scenes that the final effect is numbing, and writer-director Matt Carter doesn’t bother much with either plot or character to fill out his narrative. Read full review
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