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==Reception==
The ''[[Los Angeles Times|]]''Los Angeles Times'']] gave the film a mostly positive review, noting that while it had "a few flaws" the film was ultimately "a promising debut film filled with talent and feeling", calling Glover's performance "virtuosic".<ref name=LAT>{{cite web |last=Wilmington |first=Michael |date=24 April 1992 |title=MOVIE REVIEW : Crispin Glover Virtuosic in 'Little Noises' |url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-24/entertainment/-ca-827_1_crispin827-gloverstory.html |access-date=24 February 2014 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Marc Savlov of ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' commended the film, saying Spencer creates a "moving and literate fable that explores the dangerous waters of artistic self-delusion, and the consequences of literary theft."<ref name="Austin">{{Cite web |last=Savlov |first=Marc |date=May 8, 1992 |title=Movie Review: Little Noises |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1992-05-08/138800/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=The Austin Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> He wrote, "Spencer's film is a brilliant 'little' foray into the bittersweet world of the hopeless and the disillusioned. ''Little Noises'' is filled to bursting with wonderfully detailed characterizations, and although we've seen this stuttering, nervous, absent-minded portrayal from Glover before, it's no less fresh in this context. Mayall's obscenely pompous literary agent is likewise excellent and actually does add a touch of humor to what might otherwise have been a seriously downbeat film. This is a superbly crafted film that points out a few truths we may recognize as buried within ourselves, and as such, it also works as a charming cautionary tale regarding the pros and cons of dreaming and doing."<ref name="Austin" />
''[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]'' wrote the film "does offer reflections on the artistic process and selling out", but said "unfortunately, these and other promising themes (the conflict between artistic expression and the desire to have that expression garner approval from society; the plight of the struggling writer in an unsubsidized landscape; and the process by which some shed friends as they climb the ladder of success) are handled too blatantly".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Little Noises |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/little-noises/review/2000101665/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=TV Guide}}</ref>
Dave Kehr of the ''[[Chicago Tribune|]]''Chicago Tribune'']] commented that while he enjoyed Glover's performance, the film "drifts through a number of ill-defined, unnecessary sequences-including scenes involving Nina Siemaszko as a pretty girl with a crush on Joey, and John C. McGinley as the true poet's drug-dealing brother-before it arrives at its surprisingly bleak conclusion."<ref name="Chi">{{cite web |last=Kehr |first=Dave |date=July 3, 1992 |title=Strange 'Little Noises' A Good Fit For Crispin Glover |url=httphttps://articleswww.chicagotribune.com/1992-/07-/03/entertainment/9202290339_1_jonstrange-zeidermanlittle-janenoises-spencera-rikgood-mayallfit-for-crispin-glover/ |url-status=deadlive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301082320/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-07-03/entertainment/9202290339_1_jon-zeiderman-jane-spencer-rik-mayall |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=24 February 2014 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> Kehr added, "Glover's character is [largely played] for pathos, and it isn't much fun feeling sorry for him. He's better, and more dangerous, than that."<ref name="Chi" /> He concluded the film does not "bring a strong point of view to the material, so it's often hard to tell whether we're meant to find Joey sweet and appealing or creepy and clinically disturbed."<ref name="Chi" /> Lloyd Sachs of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times|]]''Chicago Sun-Times'']] wrote a mostly negative review, stating that while he felt the film had some highlights, its subplot was "pretentious" and "overreaching".<ref name="Sachs">{{cite news|last=Sachs|first=Lloyd|title=Crispin's Schtick Adds Up to 'Little'|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4118032.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611073114/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4118032.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|access-date=24 February 2014|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required)|date=July 3, 1992}}</ref> Others lamented the relatively little screen time for O'Neal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rachlin |first=Jill |date=August 7, 1992 |title=Movie Review: 'Little Noises' |url=https://ew.com/article/1992/08/07/movie-review-little-noises/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYT" />
==References==
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[[Category:1990s American films]]
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