It's interesting, not fascinating, intriguing, not electrifying. But for those in the mood for an offbeat pleasure, A Slipping Down Life may well satisfy.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
4 Jun 2004
rotten:
Never cuts much deeper than its subject.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
4 Jun 2004
fresh:
Weaves a fragile --- and often funny --- spell.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
3 Jun 2004
rotten:
A perplexing, dark and brooding exercise.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
28 May 2004
rotten:
Independent films like to equate smallness with authenticity, but sometimes, unfortunately, they're just small.