Bubble Critic Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Everything about the film -- its casting, its filming, its release -- is daring and innovative.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Of the idiosyncratic ''little'' movies that Soderbergh has made to clear his head (Full Frontal, Schizopolis), this is the first that truly connects.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Soderbergh and screenwriter Coleman Hough aren't interested in creating a coy whodunit so much as evoking the deeper, less romantic mysteries of people -- and it's riveting.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

A potent and provocative look at life unhinged. Bubble is said to be the first in a series of six low-budget films from Soderbergh. If they all rock the boat like this one, bring 'em on.Read the full review

The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites

Easier to admire than love, Bubble is a fascinating exercise that seems calculated to repel most audiences, which probably suits Mr. Soderbergh just fine.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe SteinAdd Critic to Favorites

It's reassuring to see Steven Soderbergh return to riveting down-and-dirty filmmaking with Bubble.Read the full review

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

Bubble is a haunting film, made all the more intriguing by the use of ordinary people, not actors, in all the roles.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | David WiegandAdd Critic to Favorites

The Bubble surprises us at every turn.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

In movies this deliberately paced, the line between fascination and boredom is a fine one, easily crossed. Fortunately, Bubble stays on the right side of that line.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Robert AbeleAdd Critic to Favorites

It's only when The Bubble takes a swift turn into domino-tipping tragedy in the final act that a tender, fraught love story feels casually discarded in favor of something psychologically pat and ham-fistedly earth-shattering.Read the full review

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