LIFE DURING WARTIME has received early critical acclaim during its festival run from noted publications including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Time Magazine.

Todd McCarthy reports "In revisiting his darkly comic 1998 ensembler 'Happiness,' Todd Solondz may have made his best film with LIFE DURING WARTIME. Click here to read the full review.

The Hollywood Reporter's Deborah Young's reports "Bottom Line: Todd Solondz's irresistible return to Miami in a comedy about forgiving." Click here to read the full review.

Richard Corliss of TIME Magazine glows, "[The] sense of connection, despite all, and the pitch-perfect playing of Solondz's large cast, makes LIFE DURING WARTIME one of the year's best films..." Click here to read full article "Five to Watch from the Toronto Film Festival".