Duck Butter

"In scope, it’s a modest movie (and purposefully so), but the relationships and impulses it portrays are anything but minor."

"It is not a light movie (as the trailers might suggest), but it’s a unique, refreshing one, driven by remarkable performances from Shawkat and Costa."

"Emotionally intense but psychologically facile..."

"A candid, smart and sexy dissection of a relationship... that feels like an instant classic."

"Its lack of a discernible visual style renders the quotidian details forgettable, and saps the story of some of its intensity..."

"Watching a couple bicker about the specifics of their relationship can be illuminating when done right, but here it becomes a chore, the problems they encounter feeling contrived and silly."

"Frequently silly, only fitfully involving and often surprisingly banal..."

"It feels like we’re seeing the director’s cut of an IKEA commercial."

"A movie that reminds you that sometimes all you need in realist fiction is a glimpse into another person’s being - but with heart and intelligence, good craft and technique."

"Just like what Naima and Sergio are doing, the movie is itself an impulsive, fleeting relationship experiment with mixed results."