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- The New York Times Sep 11, 2014 The Skeleton Twins is a well-written and acted movie about contemporary life that doesn’t strain for melodrama and is largely devoid of weepy soap opera theatrics. A small, precise, character-driven vignette, it has no pretensions to make any kind of grand statement about The Way We Live Now.
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In “The Skeleton Twins,” Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig play twins who reconnect after a long impasse and jointly struggle with their present and past.
Sep 3, 2014 · In the opening scene of the writer-director Craig Johnson’s “The Skeleton Twins,” opening Sept. 12, the two actors best known for Gilly and Stefon wield their hard-won chemistry to portray a...
Sep 12, 2014 · In “The Skeleton Twins,” an off-kilter sense of humor, as well as a pervasive feeling of loneliness and regret, provides a more complex and far more human vibe. Wiig and Hader co-star as Maggie and Milo, twins who live across the country from each other and haven’t spoken in a decade.
Sep 9, 2014 · The 'SNL' stars get mortally serious, with a few painful laughs, in this story of suicidal siblings who need each other to stay alive.
- Richard Corliss
Irreverent, mature, deeply affecting drama about siblings. Read Common Sense Media's The Skeleton Twins review, age rating, and parents guide.
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- Craig Johnson
Sep 12, 2014 · Directed by Craig Johnson (from a script he wrote with Mark Heyman), the film is a mite tidy in that Sundance Workshop way, but it’s very enjoyable, and Johnson has a deft touch with actors. Hader...
Led by powerful performances from Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, The Skeleton Twins effectively mines laughs and tears from family drama. Read Critics Reviews
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