Name : Mike D'Angelo / Alias : AV Club
Gabriel, the first feature written and directed by Lou Howe, gives Culkin an opportunity to demonstrate serious range, and he takes full advantage; if this film doesn't ignite his career, it'll only be because too few people see it.

Name : Ronnie Scheib / Alias : Variety
Gabriel's dilemma, though suitably heartbreaking, and goosed along by Patrick Higgins' tension-stringed score, ultimately becomes as wearisome to viewers as it is to his exhausted clan.

Name : Daniel M. Gold / Alias : New York Times
This film maintains its anxious themes throughout, which makes for some tedious stretches because the tension never breaks. Despite that, or maybe because of it, "Gabriel" is unexpectedly absorbing.

Name : Joe Neumaier / Alias : New York Daily News
Rory Culkin's turn in the deeply felt and haunting "Gabriel" is so powerful you can't look away.

Name : David Rooney / Alias : Hollywood Reporter
The intense, uncomfortable drama's downbeat nature is offset to a degree by the sensitivity of its observation, but the film serves primarily as a showcase for the emotionally raw lead performance of Rory Culkin.

Name : Ronnie Scheib / Alias : Variety
Gabriel's dilemma, though suitably heartbreaking, and goosed along by Patrick Higgins' tension-stringed score, ultimately becomes as wearisome to viewers as it is to his exhausted clan.

Name : Mike D'Angelo / Alias : AV Club
Gabriel, the first feature written and directed by Lou Howe, gives Culkin an opportunity to demonstrate serious range, and he takes full advantage; if this film doesn't ignite his career, it'll only be because too few people see it.

Name : David Rooney / Alias : Hollywood Reporter
The intense, uncomfortable drama's downbeat nature is offset to a degree by the sensitivity of its observation, but the film serves primarily as a showcase for the emotionally raw lead performance of Rory Culkin.

Name : Daniel M. Gold / Alias : New York Times
This film maintains its anxious themes throughout, which makes for some tedious stretches because the tension never breaks. Despite that, or maybe because of it, "Gabriel" is unexpectedly absorbing.

Name : Joe Neumaier / Alias : New York Daily News
Rory Culkin's turn in the deeply felt and haunting "Gabriel" is so powerful you can't look away.