Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

Writer/director/star Miranda July has created a beguiling treat with her debut feature, whose freshness and honesty defy lazy 'indie' labels. The tender, original movie is a wonderfully uplifting experience that succeeds in saying new things about old anxieties.

July's debut is a whimsical one-woman show about fragile connections between strangers, with quirky characters and loose storytelling. It lacks cynicism and has real charm despite feeling written and overly quirky.

The critic finds the film creepy and unsavory in its flat, affectless handling of underage sexuality and pleased with itself in those moments. He praises certain observational scenes for their casual richness and the way the camera captures everyday details like a street sign.

The critic finds the film overly fey and quirky with a passive-aggressive cutesiness that requires high tolerance. It features funny lines and some art-world satire but ultimately reeks of indie smugness.

The review celebrates Miranda July's assured debut as a warm, quirky exploration of loneliness and connection in the digital age. It highlights her empathetic handling of eccentric characters and offbeat humor.

Performance artist Miranda July makes a captivating jump into the almost-mainstream with this neighbourhood character study. The film is a showcase debut that will convince cinemagoers they need to get in on the ground floor for this talented newcomer.

The review notes July's winsome yet unsentimental touch in depicting people's longing for connection through quirky vignettes and found objects. It singles out the central awkward courtship and the film's playful yet melancholic tone for praise.

The critic praises the film as a near-perfect debut that balances quirky humor with genuine humanism and insight into modern alienation. July is lauded for her generous empathy toward flawed, lonely characters seeking connection.

The critic finds the film's offbeat characters engaging in their pursuit of love or avoidance of solitude, praising its guileless quality over typical indie quirkiness. It swerves from potentially dark territory toward light comedy and features a standout scene of the leads marking their walk as if it were an entire relationship.

The critic describes the film’s wide-eyed, quizzical approach as potentially naïve or charming yet ultimately calculated and affecting in its tentative romance and visual construction. He singles out the wistful relationship between the conceptual artist Christine and the shoe salesman Richard for praise.

Miranda July's debut is a tender, funny and intelligent meditation on the search for love and belonging in the modern world. July herself, as the film's heart and soul, provides a conduit for thinking about ourselves and the elusive search for community.

The critic calls it an inspired debut that brings a fresh perspective to human longing, loss, and connection through July’s quirky, unopportunistic vision. He singles out July’s enchanting central performance and the film’s sensitivity and optimism for praise.

The critic finds the film an enthralling multi-layered exploration of characters striving to connect and overcome isolation. July's quirky, intelligent screenplay is praised for turning everyday details into metaphors for love, loneliness and faith, with an infectious sense of awe.

The critic finds the film a quirky romantic dramedy with offbeat characters and situations treated with familiarity and restraint by first-time director Miranda July. It is praised as a precursor to a significant career in cinematic magical realism after winning a Sundance jury prize.