Sean of The Daily Rotation wrote, "From independent filmmaker David Spaltro and his company Wandering Cut Films comes his second feature film, Things I Don’t Understand. His first feature, the NYC-based Around… got him good critical reviews, and this time he’s back with the same lead actress, Molly Ryman as Violet, a modern day New Yorker who lives with her two roommates in an apartment they’re struggling to afford. When Violet slits her wrists in an attempt to see what lies on the other side, her worried family arranges for her to volunteer at a hospital to see how worse off she could really be." (DVD, Things I Don't Understand) 8.9/10