With the impending Y2K apocalypse fast approaching, Abbie is faced with the ultimate challenge - the unbeatable level 256 on Pac-Man - and he can't get off the couch until he conquers it. A survival story set in a living room.... (Full plot summary below)
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With the impending Y2K apocalypse fast approaching, Abbie is faced with the ultimate challenge - the unbeatable level 256 on Pac-Man - and he can't get off the couch until he conquers it. A survival story set in a living room.
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| RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRelaxer is a light, but moody comedy about an irredeemable loser who is too unwell to save himself. Imagine a deceptively optimistic comedy concerning a neurotic fish who's slowly circling his unwashed, slow-draining aquarium. |
| The Only CriticNate AdamsRelaxer is a bizarre, yet special film, which only cements Potrykus as one of cinemas finest young filmmakers working today. |
| Crooked MarqueeEric D. SniderI was delighted by the third-act developments in what had already been a witty, strange comedy. I'm not sure what I saw, but I'm glad I saw it. |
| The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyFor a movie that’s often embarrassingly funny — with its absurdist hangout dialogue, posturing nobodies, and perfectly timed spews — Relaxer is fundamentally sad. |
| indieWireEric KohnPotrykus’ movies are fixated on the self-destruction inherent to all capitalist systems, and there may be no better avatar for this concern than a brain-dead dude playing video games until the end of time. |
| The PlaylistKyle KohnerBeneath the film’s grunge and characteristically dingy aura, the daring Potrykus proves once again why he is one of the most promising young filmmakers and provocateurs around, as he wields weighty commentary, an extremely limited setting and a darkly comedic turn of events to his advantage. Relaxer is Potrykus’ most discomforting and unforgettable experience to date. |
| RogerEbert.comNick AllenThrough its precise filmmaking and whirlwind script about one loser who never gets off the couch, it's a magnetic, five-senses experience for slacker cinema. |
| The Hollywood NewsKat HughesRelaxer takes the viewer on a surreal, but nostalgic, trip back to the nineties. |
| Birth.Movies.Death.Andrew ToddRelaxer's premise is, somehow, both exactly what the movie's about, and utterly unrepresentative of what kind of experience it is. |
| Slant MagazineCarson LundJoel Potrykus's droll world is defined by feats of man-child pettiness, by lazy guys who turn the banalities of daily life into meaningless trials of integrity. |
