‘Tow’ Review: Rose Byrne Plays Another Charismatic Pill — a Seattle Homeless Woman Fighting to Get Her Car Back
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"Tow" is a minor indie comedy that doesn’t always make the right moves, but Byrne seizes her character and turns the question of whether you like her or not into the film’s dramatic motor.
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Mar 19, 2026 9:12pm PT ‘Tow’ Review: Rose Byrne Plays Another Charismatic Pill — a Seattle Homeless Woman Fighting to Get Her Car Back It's just an extended anecdote — a ragtag "Candide" of city bureaucracy — but Byrne reveals the humanity of a no-hoper fighting the system. By Owen Gleiberman Plus Icon Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic @OwenGleiberman Latest ‘Forbidden Fruits’ Review: The Salesgirls Are Witches in a Depraved Satirical Thriller That’s Like ‘Mean Girls’ Meets ‘The Craft’ Touched With Something Darker 3 days ago The 2026 Oscars Review: A Tasteful and Overly Safe Show Sustained by Just Enough Suspense 4 days ago ‘Power Ballad’ Review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas Rule in John Carney’s Most Winning Pop-Music Drama Since ‘Once’ 4 days ago See All The “Marty Supreme” question that got old in about five minutes — was the title character likable enough? —shouldn’t even be allowed in the same room with Rose Byrne . From the annoyingly upscale “perfect” boss’s wife in “Bridesmaids” to the miserable mother who becomes cosmically unglued in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” she has made a career of playing characters who are haughty and testy, glamorously difficult and hard to cozy up to. But that’s part of her pizazz as an actor. Who would want Rose Byrne to give you the warm fuzzies? (Though I’m betting that if you cast her in a Colleen Hoover soaper, she’d nail it.) “ Tow ” is a minor indie that doesn’t always make the right moves, but Byrne seizes her character and turns the question of whether you like her or not into the film’s dramatic motor. Related Stories Taylor Swift Set to Appear on iHeartRadio Music Awards Show
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