Linoleum

Reviews

• "Colin West’s LINOLEUM is the kind of movie that’s all but impossible to review with any specificity, because so much of its achievement lies in its surprises – how it seems to be doing one thing while slyly doing another, without deception, and then revealing its ultimate intentions with grace and style."
  - The Playlist
• "West has made an extraordinary tale of the personal universes we all inhabit, the strange messiness of life, and the beauty of how everything all shakes out in the end."
  - Collider
• "Where the first two acts tell an offbeat and strange story, the final act comes out of the blue and ties everything up in a hope-filled and tear-inducing way."
  - Film Threat
• "Thoughtful performances and earnest (if especially subtle) writing keep the film compelling enough until its final minutes, which are even more startling in their heart-wrenching effectiveness than in their mind-bending twists."
  - The Hollywood Reporter
• "Linoleum is a heartfelt story about making every day seem like something fantastic."
  - IGN
• "Gaffigan leads the pack in what must be his best performance yet as an actor."
  - We Live Entertainment
• "Linoleum is filled with nostalgia — brought to life by the dreamlike, vivid cinematography by Ed Wu — and the overlapping of memories, the mind losing itself, and the fulfillment of a fantasy that feels incredibly out of reach."
  - Screen Rant
• "If you want to take a chance on something different, then this is a gem of a Donnie Darko style slice of science-fiction, which asks you to succumb to its strange ways and strap yourselves in for a uniquely triumphant human story."
  - Flickering Myth