Strouse offers a light treatment of a heavy situation. And the longer it goes, the deeper the sense of reality, the better the scenes. That's more than unusual. Most films get worse in the third act, not better.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 10, 2015

Gently funny and admirably, even unfashionably humane.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 20, 2015

We know these characters are going through a lot, even if we don't always see it. And so, this short, ramshackle, shrinking movie manages to stick with you.

| Aug 19, 2015

There are two reasons to check out People Places Things - but neither the lead actors nor the characters they play are among them.

| Aug 14, 2015

Perhaps the wimpy ending is exactly what wishy-washy Will Henry deserved. I, on the other hand, deserved better.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 14, 2015

Small, smart and inescapably independent, "People Places Things" has its own offbeat and charmingly low-key way of seeing the world.

| Aug 13, 2015

Strouse has come up with a near-perfect blend of awkward wit and good-natured sweetness.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 13, 2015

As the movie progresses, Will learns, in his low-key way, that life is full of unexpected twists, that love is hard to put away, and that people who share children can never fully leave each other.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 13, 2015

A movie that, much like the insufferable Charlie, can't make up its mind about where to go or how to get there.

| Aug 13, 2015

An off-kilter romantic comedy in which everything turns out the way you might have hoped it would if you hadn't been kept in a state of happy suspense along the way.

| Aug 13, 2015

It's a slight little movie, but its stars make you care about the people-if not so much the places and things.

| Original Score: B | Aug 13, 2015

Rampant cutesiness, improbable spontaneous decisions, indie-movie clichés, and the occasional decent one-liner.

| Original Score: C | Aug 13, 2015

This is boilerplate rom-com fare with few plot surprises. But thanks to witty dialogue, strong performances and sure-handed direction, the movie's also smart, hilarious and an absolute delight.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2015

Strouse's film is about the changes that occur in all relationships and about letting go when it's time. It will probably not change your worldview about any people, places or things, but it's a pleasant way to spend a couple hours.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 11, 2015

People, Places, Things has cuteness and comic timing in abundance.

| Original Score: B | Aug 10, 2015

Ceaselessly entertaining, witty, and sentimental.

| Original Score: A | Aug 10, 2015

The film introduces a promising romantic pentagon, only to let it float away unfulfilled into studiously benign coming-of-age clouds.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 8, 2015

"People, Places, Things" is a total charmer.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 28, 2015

There are no broad gestures or base comedy - the clever dialogue is instead packed with zingers, even if it sometimes takes a moment to get the punning humour.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 28, 2015

A mild, low-impact relationship dramedy with a droll script and considerable feeling.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 27, 2015