Sacramento
critic Reviews
, 84% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- An amusingly perceptive comedy about the push and pull of friendship, Sacramento glows with charm even when its characters drive each other mad.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreColeman SpildeSalon.com
“Sacramento” might not be about California’s capital per se, but it perfectly reflects the latent magic so many people have experienced in the city it’s named for, and the bonds people forge there.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreOwen GleibermanVariety
Angarano has the showpiece role, but it’s Cera who proves himself, more than ever, to be a major actor.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRobert AbeleLos Angeles Times
The prickly comedy of male-pattern personality collapse gives way to wisdom, something that “Sacramento” has in abundance.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreNell MinowRogerEbert.com
One more screenplay draft would have been worthwhile; there are glimmers of a better version that create some optimism for Angarano’s next film.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrandon YuNew York Times
Angarano’s work stands capably in its own right; the central love-hate buddy dynamic is familiar, but it’s also imbued with a sweet and playful touch.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTy BurrWashington Post
“Sacramento” is crisply filmed (by Ben Mullen), and it idles engagingly before shifting into gear, but it’s a half-hour short marooned in a feature-length film.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreChris CassinghamIn Review Online
The characters sketched out in Angarano and Christopher Nicholas Smith’s original screenplay are either too vague or schematic to feel real.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark JacksonEpoch Times
I appreciate anyone trying to be a writing-acting-directing-producing Hollywood quadruple-threat, but Angarano should probably just focus on acting for a while.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAdam SchoalesThat Shelf
Sacramento is a quirky indie comedy about fatherhood and friendship that is unfortunately let down by its weaker emotional beats.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMatt HambidgeFandomWire
Sacramento a sweet, often funny, reminder that there's always more growing up to do. But there's always help to be found, even in the unlikeliest of places.
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