A soothing but amusing misadventure, this is a nice little dramedy that really hit the spot for me.

| Jul 10, 2020

Powered by excellent actors, this good-natured and well-acted small-town drama about midlife renewal is recommended as a distraction and a slice of comfort food.

| Jun 1, 2020

It's all a bit uneventful, but it works as an endearing portrait of average life: sometimes up, sometimes down, but moving steadily along.

| Jun 1, 2020

a heartfelt exploration of self-reinvention, friendship and love.

| May 17, 2020

This slice of cinematic comfort food will indeed make you pine for some high-end pizza, and it will make you appreciate Le Gros, whose wry, soulful performance gives it depth.

| Apr 29, 2020

The writings clever, the characters mostly adorable and the result - amiable entertainment.

| Apr 10, 2020

Lundgren's easygoing direction and the witty, unpretentious script is populated with likable and interesting characters.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 7, 2020

Lived-in, warm and life-sized...

| Apr 6, 2020

Phoenix, Oregon is a fairly fun movie to watch and it carries an important message about going after your dreams before it's too late, even if it's scary or expensive, and that making yourself happy is important in this life.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 4, 2020

The movie never crisps out of its doughy form. And watching it try to rise is not too blazing a task.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 26, 2020

This is a very sweet film, a parable, about men who keep trying in life even when things go awry.

| Mar 23, 2020

I thought it was a coming-of-middle-age tale, in a way. It's enjoyable and has this warm, upbeat energy in its best moments.

| Mar 21, 2020

A very slight little movie that takes a while to get going, but once it does get going it is such a delightful film.

| Mar 21, 2020

The story is filled with rich characters in a small town, all of whom remind us of the importance of friendship and forgiveness.

| Mar 20, 2020

[Phoenix, Oregon] never quite figures out how to pass its good vibrations to the audience.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 20, 2020

Given the film's needlessly protracted length and equally drawn-out pace, getting to that point is about as engaging as watching dough rise.

| Mar 19, 2020

To put it simply - and, yes, gratefully - "Phoenix, Oregon" is the sort of movie a lot of us need right now.

| Mar 18, 2020

A warm and hopeful coming-of-middle-age tale.

| Mar 17, 2020

The film finds both insight and low-key comedy in random personal conflicts and unexpected mishaps, as well as intense, hyperbolic bowling rivalries straight out of The Big Lebowski...

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 13, 2020

It's not one-dimensional, but Phoenix, Oregon is still flat and a little like Bobby's blank face.

| Sep 10, 2019