Sundance. Adrift in Manhattan.

"Typical misery-laden Sundance fare all the way, Alfredo de Villa's Adrift in Manhattan offers three semi-connected stories of angst, loss, loneliness and general unhappiness. Have a ball," sighs Scott Weinberg at Cinematical. "While not exactly what you'd call a bad movie, Adrift in Manhattan is simply too predictable, familiar and obvious to warrant much in the way of attention or enthusiasm."

A "good-natured but forgettable New York street life drama," writes Steve Ramos at indieWIRE. "Adrift in Manhattan is a pile of loose threads and anyone desiring dramatic finality will leave disappointed."

But the Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt finds that "De Villa has a sharp eye for details that articulate unspoken grief and isolation in people. His film is like a good short story, where there are no wasted moments and an economy of expression allows the story to achieve maximum impact." The praise doesn't go unqualified, but there you go.

The Reeler and indieWIRE interview De Villa.

Coverage of the coverage: The Park City Index.

Posted by dwhudson at January 29, 2007 1:30 PM