
A troubled high-school kid pretending to be dying of cancer confronts problems with his new girlfriend and terminally ill father as he struggles with his daily existence.... (Full plot summary below)
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A troubled high-school kid pretending to be dying of cancer confronts problems with his new girlfriend and terminally ill father as he struggles with his daily existence.
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| Seattle TimesJohn HartlThe director, Jonathan Segal, skillfully builds on the tension that this situation creates, though he can't quite make Wingate's ending click. Still, Segal is so good with his actors that you may not mind. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertFor me, Richard Jenkins is the heart of Norman. How often I've admired him; even in unworthy roles, he has such strength, he never seems the need to try. |
| Common Sense MediaTracy MooreAffecting drama about terminal illness has mature themes. |
| Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyThe humor is sly and not overplayed either. Typical is the English class with Mr. Angelo (Adam Goldberg) trying to prod his bored students into parsing the difference between satire and irony, which is what the filmmakers are up to as well. |
| Boston GlobeJoel BrownNorman gets most of its punch from two terrific performances. |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineA small film with nicely etched performances, assembled in a way that is consistently engaging and surprising. How many movies can you say that about? |
| New York PostLou LumenickThere's a winning emotional truth in the father-son scenes in this Spokane-shot sleeper, directed with skill and sensitivity by Jonathan Segal. |
| Boston PhoenixNina MashurovaThe trapped animal look in Norman's eyes feels more and more like an appropriate reaction. |
| Boxoffice MagazineKate ErblandSegal's film tries to straddle the line between darkly funny and just plain dark, but even with a game cast and an offbeat premise, Norman is a disquieting outing with little in the way of honest payoff. |
| Slant MagazineBill WeberAlternately maudlin and snarky, Norman just doesn't risk enough, and can be consigned to the status of what the school drama geek would call "some contemporary, obscure, teen-angst thing." |