Krystal

Name: Krystal
Director: William H. Macy
Released: 2018

William H. Macy

2018

Synopsis

A young man living a sheltered life develops a crush on a stripper and joins her Alcoholics Anonymous group just so he can be in the same room with her.

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Washington Post
Secrets, lies and vast array of medical emergencies beset the game cast (which includes Kathy Bates and Felicity Huffman, Macy’s real-life wife) before the story goes fully off the rails.
58
Entertainment Weekly
Krystal feels like the result of an elaborate blunder wherein three different scripts were accidentally shuffled together and then — presumably through a series of hijinks — the director accidentally shot it all straight through.
55
TheWrap
The comic drama Krystal, marking William H. Macy’s third time out as a feature director, is so baffling that it must be appreciated at least for its ability to defy all logic.
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Movie Nation
Macy, working from a seriously stereotypical script by Will Aldis, achieves a mild level of madcap, here and there.
40
The Hollywood Reporter
Other than the luminous Dawson, who somehow manages to rise above the hackneyed material, none of the principal players emerge from this cinematic wreckage unscathed. Director Macy emphasizes the comedic aspects of the material in such overly broad fashion that Krystal begins to resemble a demented sitcom that could only have benefited from a laugh track.
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The New York Times
At 93 minutes Krystal feels chaotic and thin, like a pilot that was also forced to be a series finale.
40
Los Angeles Times
The Dixie-set, coming-of-age tale Krystal, directed by William H. Macy and written by Will Aldis, is too forced, chaotic and randomly eccentric to make for a fully engaging and cohesive emotional experience.
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Slant Magazine
The gravity of Krystal's situation is undermined at every turn by the filmmakers' excessively broad, comedic strokes.