Wendy and Lucy (2009) If you caught director Kelly Reichardt's 2006 art-house hit Old Joy , you know what she's up to here: a poetically spare and intimate character…
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Wendy and Lucy (2009)

Reviewed by | May 01, 2009
Wendy and Lucy, Michelle Williams | BACK and BROKE: Michelle Williams as a drifter in Wendy and Lucy
BACK and BROKE: Michelle Williams as a drifter in Wendy and Lucy
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: May 05, 2009; DVD Release Date: May 05, 2009; Movie Rated: R; Genre: Drama; With: Michelle Williams; Distributor: Oscilloscope Pictures

If you caught director Kelly Reichardt's 2006 art-house hit Old Joy, you know what she's up to here: a poetically spare and intimate character study of a young drifter (a heartrending Michelle Williams) and her dog, who amble into one bad break after another in Wendy and Lucy. Bring Kleenex. It has 
 the saddest actor/mutt coda since Umberto D. EXTRAS include four avant-garde shorts. B+

Originally posted Apr 29, 2009 Published in issue #1046 May 08, 2009 Order article reprints