Passenger Side

Comedy, Drama

The critical consensus

There’s nothing earth-shattering here, but the acting’s credible and the wrap-up unexpected.

(*) (*) Tom Dawson, Total Film, 18/03/2011

A joy from start to finish. Bissonnette has crafted a unique, funny indie.

(*) Nev Pierce, Empire Online, 28/03/2011

This smartly written comedy.

(*) Kaleem Aftab, The List, 28/03/2011

The film is long on cryptic exchanges, short on revelation, and shorter still on comic spark.

(*) (*) (*) Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 01/04/2011

Genuinely warm, it kicks along nicely to a mostly 90s alt-rock soundtrack.

(*) (*) Cath Clarke, The Guardian, 31/03/2011

A deftly constructed tale.

(*) (*) Alison Rowat, The Herald, 31/03/2011

Meandering road trip is worth the journey.

Paul Greenwood, Evening Times, 31/03/2011

(*) Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 01/04/2011

Passenger Side works through its angsty family-drama-oriented premise with a sarky script, a healthy sense of self-awareness and an amusingly deadpan performance from Adam Scott.

(*) (*) Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 02/04/2011

The journey is spiced up by the sting of their smart aleck banter and a succession of oddball encounters but the film still demands a good deal of patience.

(*) (*) Daily Express, 01/04/2011