this soul-soothing new take on familiar fixations is unguarded and achingly truthful; Mike Mills and his cast create the illusion of intuitive filmmaking, convincing us that the lived spontaneity of the scripted vignettes manifests before our very eyes
poetic and bittersweet, "Cmon Cmon" is a special film, one that asks us to recognize the mistakes we make, the people we wound, the feelings we hurt and to maybe give ourselves a break in the process and hold on for what better future tomorrow may bring
Mike Mills' latest feature, "C'mon C'mon," is a small, soft-spoken yet casually profound family drama; Joaquin Phoenix delivers his mellowest turn to date.. [in] a well-observed black-and-white indie about family and quiet human connections
Mike Mills' cinema is so lucidly empathetic -- so genuine about its search for balance, and so eager to find the fullness in everyone's lives -- that it's as easy to forgive the sleepy and self-effacing "C'mon C'mon" for its missteps..
a swooningly photographed drama; "C'mon C'mon" is a well-made film; The performances are good; It's an impressively contrived film, almost a machine for winning awards, a monochrome reverie of midlife yearning
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian ]
