Blue Jay

"I’m a sucker for two-handers with performances this good."

"Blue Jay... has the inestimable benefit of Sarah Paulson’s emotional electricity zapping through it."

"At its best... this paean to youth’s unfulfilled dreams, as seen from the cusp of middle age, achieves a rueful poignancy."

"If you do not leave this Netflix movie asking questions about your own paths, the failing is yours, not Duplass's."

"Blue Jay flows best when it looks past the obvious signposts of a relationship for the smaller, spontaneous moments in between."

"Duplass and Paulson have extraordinary chemistry, painting a cumulative portrait of the fragility and rareness of being truly in sync with a partner."

"Blue Jay displays much fondness for its characters, but the fact is they’re not particularly interesting or unique in their angst."

"This nostalgic two-hander... takes too long for too little to happen, until we’re finally rewarded for our patience."

"Paulson and Duplass make such a great pair that the film’s relative nothingness is pleasurable rather than painful."

"With writing so whip smart it could easily work on the stage, Mark Duplass has once again hit it home with this quietly tender gem."