The Best Films of 2005  —The New York Times

Best Films of 2005- Honorable Mention  —LA Weekly

Sundance, for Indies, Soft Kiss Before Dying  —The New York Times

‘Delightful. Flesh-and-blood characters as richly conceived as those in any novel.’  —The New York Times

‘One of the most original, daring, intriguing and honest films of the year.’ Roger Ebert — The Chicago Sun-Times

'A brave, funny, affecting film. 3 1/2 stars' — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"A-" — Entertainment Weekly

‘Fascinating, lively film… A Reprieve for Reality in New Crop of Films.’ — The New York Times

‘Inspired.’ — New Yorker Magazine

‘To see IFP recognize Andrew Wagner for his The Talent Given Us--still hands-down the best thing I have seen all year--is to restore a goose-bump-worthy rush of faith in the whole process.’ — TheReeler.com

‘One of the most compelling rides around.’ — The Chicago Tribune

‘Hilarious and immensely moving.’ PICK OF THE WEEK — LA Weekly

‘Andrew Wagner - a new voice to independent filmmaking.’ — Reelingreviews.com

‘Brutally truthful, funny and touching.’ — Variety

‘The film will be remembered when the Academy Award nominations are announced.’ — Dan’s Paper

‘Fearless honesty.’ — Detroit Metro Times

‘Fascinating! 'Talent' is hard to watch, and to stop.’ — Detroit Free Press

‘The Wagners Take a Long, Strange Trip’ — Southampton Press

‘"Talent" is a family affair’ — The Olympian

‘Andrew Wagner’s deeply original, awe-inspiring "The Talent Given Us" defies classification.’ — New City Chicago

‘A whip-smart script and a spot-on study of character. "Talent" is exactly right.’ — East Bay Express, San Francisco

‘An oddball mix of "Grey Gardens " and "Seinfeld," it's not like anything else you've ever seen.’ — TwinCities Pioneer Press

‘Family's story puts 'fun' in 'dysfunctional'’ — Tucson Citizen

'One-of-a-kind. Disarming, intelligent, consistently surprising. One of the very best films to show at the Sundance Film Festival’ — Dallas Fort Worth Star-Telegram 

‘One of the bravest films I’ve ever seen.’ — Indiewire.com

‘Raw, fascinating.’ — Village Voice

‘Disarming in its fearless confrontation with mortality and the perpetual quest for nothing less than life.’ — BoxOffice.com

‘Offbeat family drama’ — San Francisco Chronicle

CRITICS PICK — New York Magazine

‘Brilliant.’ — New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix

‘A fascinating film.’ — Road-Dog Productions, Dallas

‘Riveting. Memorably hilarious.’ — New York Post

‘Breathtaking.’ — Newsday

‘Cinéma Vérité,’ — Santa Fe Reporter

‘Family values’ — Boston Phoenix

'Inspired, embarrassingly hilarious.' — Denver Post

'Truly a sight to behold.' — City Pages Minneapolis/St. Paul

Ex-Islander produces winning film — The Mercer Island Reporter, Seattle, WA

‘A funny, surprising ride.’ — Time Out New York

‘Meet the Parents.’ — Time Out New York feature

‘Weird and wonderful.’ — New York Daily News

‘Authentic and entertaining.’ — New York Sun

‘Five Questions for Andrew Wagner.’ — Indiewire.com

‘Awesome! Five stars.' — E-FilmCritic.com

‘Highly original film making debut.’ — REEL.com

‘Hilarious.’ — moviecitynews.com

‘The Wagners take on Manhattan.’ — TheReeler.com

‘So funny it hurts’ — Orlando Sentinel

‘Irresistibly absorbing.’ — LA City Beat

‘Enlightened. The quirkiest film of the year’— OrlandoHeraldTribune.com

‘Exhib expands “Talent” deal.’ — Variety

‘Moments of happiness and beauty.’ — Film-Foward.com

‘A gem.’ — Las Vegas Weekly

‘Family entertainment.’ — Los Angeles Times Feature

‘Home Movie.’ — Backstage West Feature