55
Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerLynn Shelton crafts a film of astonishingly sustained mood, tying its beguiling atmosphere to the mental states of her characters.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanTouchy Feely is minor, but these people are good company.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeLaughs come less frequently here than in Humpday and Your Sister's Sister, but the writer-director's empathy for floundering characters is intact.
- 67The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezThere's a great movie somewhere inside Touchy Feely desperately trying to swim to the surface, but its obscurity also comes with an inarticulateness that robs it of its potential.
- 60The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinThe semi-improvised dialogue has the juicy tang of authenticity in the hands of this highly competent cast, and the players and Shelton never sneer at the characters' new-agey beliefs.
- 60Time OutTime OutwWen the filmmaker lines up her characters to confront their respective fears of intimacy, the loosey-goosey vibe clashes with the script’s clunky machinations; like her characters, Shelton doesn’t know what to do when things actually happen.
- 58The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloWithout an improvisational buffer, in which actors feel their way naturally and uncertainly from moment to moment, Shelton’s scenario feels as painfully contrived as it is.
- 50VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeTrading her improv-based filmmaking style for a more traditional screenplay-grounded model, Lynn Shelton delivers an uneven mix of half-formed conflicts.
- 40The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayShelton seems so preoccupied with making Touchy Feely feel natural and real that she’s forgotten to add any incident.
- 20Village VoiceViolet LuccaVillage VoiceViolet LuccaWorse than the goofy premise, Shelton fails to enliven the incredibly talk-heavy (but subtext-free) inaction with any sort of visual flair.