- 7
A generous, unguarded performance from Rachael Harris cuts through the cuteness of a quirky premise in Natural Selection.
—Allison Willmore Onion AV Club
- 7
Best known as Ed Helms' nagging fiancée in The Hangover, Harris is just perfect without ever looking down on Linda's faith in God and herself. Her performance earns a special kind of glory.
—Peter Travers Rolling Stone
- 6
This filmed-in-Texas road movie finds a smooth groove between self-conscious quirkiness and broadly played farce.
—Michelle Orange Village Voice
- 6
The film works because what it documents is less a transformation and more a return to a former, more natural state for its troubled protagonist.
—Michael Nordine Slant Magazine
- 6
This filmed-in-Texas road movie finds a smooth groove between self-conscious quirkiness and broadly played farce.
—Joe Leydon Variety
- 5
As cartoonish as much of this is, Pickering's story is refreshing in its refusal to paint all Christians with the same brush,
—John DeFore Hollywood Reporter
- 5
Aside from Ms. Harris's performance, the main reason to recommend Natural Selection - very conditionally - is that its creator clearly has talent. He simply lacked the resources to make the movie he envisioned.
—Stephen Holden New York Times