JumpCut Online’s review published on Letterboxd:
"Don’t get me wrong, ‘Manchester’ is tragic with a capital T. And an R, A, G, I, and C for that matter. At first look, the movie is about Casey Affleck’s character Lee Chandler losing his brother Joe (played by Kyle Chandler) and gaining custody of his nephew Patrick (newcomer Lucas Hedges). However there is an incident before that death even takes place which defines Affleck’s character and prevents him from moving back to his hometown and fully accepting guardianship."