There's a heartbreaking dinner table scene in which all the locked up anger and sadness finally comes out, and it pays off the commitment to their characterization on an intensely poignant level. (markreviewsmovies.com)
The Academy should just introduce a new, special award specifically for 2015: Most Suspenseful Dinner Table Scene. (flickeringmyth.com)
Whitman is also very good, but sometimes the script sacrifices her character complexities for a slapstick laugh, particularly in an extended sequence at the department store and an unfortunate dinner table scene with the guitar boy of her dreams. (chron.com)