"Brody, as the semi-fallen idealist, has a haggard eloquence, and Tim Blake Nelson, Christina Hendricks, and James Caan, as his colleagues, act out a bitterly funny spectrum of desolation." -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly

"DETACHMENT doesn't take much to tap into the raw emotions many people feel about the state of public education in the United States. Adrien Brody brings his offbeat brand of weary, roguish intensity to the role..."
Los Angeles Times

3 stars out of 4 -- "[W]ith Brody at the eye of the storm, DETACHMENT gets to you. It hits hard."
Rolling Stone