
Doctor Miguel Cascarro (Pascual) is still mourning the death of his wife Caroline (Jacob) while he scrambles to save his family home from creditors. As he drives home one day, he finds a badly beaten and bloody Valerie (Ramos) on a deserted country road and takes her home to nurse her back to health.... (Full plot summary below)
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Doctor Miguel Cascarro (Pascual) is still mourning the death of his wife Caroline (Jacob) while he scrambles to save his family home from creditors. As he drives home one day, he finds a badly beaten and bloody Valerie (Ramos) on a deserted country road and takes her home to nurse her back to health.
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| EmpireChris Hewitt (1)There are first-time filmmaker flaws — at times, the characters feel like pawns in a pre-ordained plot — but Bettany has a real gift for finding grace in the grimness. |
| RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaAn admirable attempt at presenting a difficult subject that suffers from an eventual pileup of melodramatic happenstances. |
| ObserverRex ReedThis movie is so raw and depressing that in one brutal scene Ms. Connelly is so desperate for a fix that she injects a hypodermic needle into her vagina. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniDespite its terrific performances and its great use of locations, Shelter doesn't have enough substance to hold your attention or linger in the mind for long. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreAs it meanders from over-familiar set-pieces and cliches — Tahir drums on empty paint buckets for money, predators face them at every turn, a callous system trips them up, and when they break into that brownstone, naturally they play dress-up — Shelter loses its way. |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloA compelling story might have succeeded in overcoming those cosmetic distractions, but Bettany only offers an overwrought romance. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyIts intentions are noble. Its gaze is harshly realistic. But it’s also overly melodramatic. Bettany has the makings of better director than screenwriter. |
| Village VoiceAbbey BenderShelter is a well-intentioned film that edges into misery porn. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe movie never bothers to show you life inside a shelter dormitory or tries to convey a broader vision of the city’s street culture. It is too busy showcasing its star Jennifer Connelly (Mr. Bettany’s wife) in degrading situations. |
| Slant MagazineDrew HuntThe characters' marginalized social standing is less indicative of a real-life epidemic and more akin to window dressing. |