As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.
A very gentle and wry outing for Jarmusch and his star.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Sep 2005
fresh:
There's a real poignancy in watching Murray's emotional chill thaw from the heat generated by even the idea of romance, or at least its more libidinous evil twin, lust.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
26 Sep 2005
fresh:
Murray manages, almost impossibly, to come up with still another rich variation on his Depleted Man persona, and his performance is at once enormously generous and fiercely, concisely witty.
– Ken Tucker,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
9 Dec 2005
rotten:
The ending is sublime, a set piece that almost makes up for the overwhelming slightness of it all.