“Hugely vivid and superbly acted – notably by James Madio as Pep and Ruby Wolf as his beleaguered wife – It is an extraordinary achievement for all concerned… …central to the story is Pep’s much younger wife Linda (a sometimes painfully affecting performance by WoLF)…”
— ScreenDaily
“Wolf, the actress playing [Linda], constantly threatens to steal the film as much as her character does, and it’s a good problem that “The Featherweight” has throughout…”
— The Moveable Fest
“Ruby Wolf, in her first major film role, delivers a standout turn as Willie’s much younger fourth wife Linda. She movingly conveys her gradual change from a seemingly vacuous, former hat check girl to a partner trying to step out from her husband’s shadow to water the tendrils of her own acting career.”
— The Film Verdict
“WOLF NEARLY TAKES OVER THE MOVIE WITH THE FORCE OF LINDA’S PRESSURIZED DESIRES”
— THE NEW YORKER
“A BLAZING RUBY WOLF... AS A TROPHY WIFE ABANDONED IN PURSUIT OF OTHER PRIZES, WOLF IS SORELY AFFECTING, HER WORLDLY POISE CRUMPLING AS LINDA’S INEXPERIENCE IS EXPOSED AND ABUSED”
— VARIETY
“AN ACE RUBY WOLF... MADIO AND WOLF BRING EQUALLY SIMMERING PASSION TO THEIR CHARACTERS, WHO BOTH FEEL TRAPPED BY THE MARRIAGE.”
— THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“RELATIVE NEWCOMER RUBY WOLF IS AMONG THE FILM’S STANDOUT PERFORMERS, MIXING LINDA’S ENVIABLE STEELINESS AND HER DEEPER UNHAPPINESS AT THE FLICK OF A SWITCH...EACH CHARACTER’S INTERACTIONS WITH THE FILM CREW TELLS US EXTRA ABOUT THEM, BUT LINDA’S ARE THE MOST INTERESTING AND POIGNANT.”
