
A.J. Manglehorn is a reclusive Texas key-maker who spends his days caring for his cat, finding comfort in his work and lamenting a long lost love. Enter kind-hearted bank teller Dawn whose interest in the eccentric Manglehorn may just be able to draw him out of his shell.... (Full plot summary below)
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A.J. Manglehorn is a reclusive Texas key-maker who spends his days caring for his cat, finding comfort in his work and lamenting a long lost love. Enter kind-hearted bank teller Dawn whose interest in the eccentric Manglehorn may just be able to draw him out of his shell.
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| AV ClubA.A. DowdGreen demonstrates no control over his star, who dodders through the movie in a sleepy daze. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzGets a sentimental grip on his flawed character. |
| Film Journal InternationalChris BarsantiNearly the only good thing about this stultifying David Gordon Green piece [...] is the gritty, poetic title, promising a depth that never materializes. |
| TheWrapAlonso DuraldeGreen operates in a smarter mode of storytelling, giving the audience the benefit of the doubt that they'll notice the details, and he's clearly whispered Pacino into giving a nuanced and human-sized turn. |
| Movie MezzanineMallory AndrewsManglehorn is modest in scope, but ambitious in execution. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesI spent most of the movie admiring Pacino's discipline in the role instead of believing he was the character. |
| Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianMangelhorn is too talky by half, especially when two or even three scenes are superimposed on one another, their soundtracks running simultaneously to create a largely incomprehensible wall of sound. |
| Screen InternationalMark AdamsIt is to David Gordon Green's credit that he manages to keep Manglehorn intriguing, even if the film never completely delivers. |
| HitfixCatherine BrayManglehorn is a lush, hazy drama that requires a certain open-mindedness, but there's no doubting the craft of its director, who continues to prove himself one of the less predictable and most skilled craftsmen around. |
| The PlaylistJessica KiangFor filmmaker and actor, even on those occasions when Manglehorn’s risks do not pay off, we have to credit the courage and confidence it took to attempt them; but more often than not they pay dividends and the result gently dazzles. |