Between Hurley’s creative filmmaking, darkly funny script, the effective tackling of pertinent issues and the beauty of a bond between mother and son, “Potato Dreams of America” might just be a film to watch out for

- Michigan Daily

Thoroughly enjoyable and stylistically unique biopic that is certainly worth seeking out

- My New Plaid Pants

Hurley’s film is definitely a standout at this year’s SXSW

- The Daily Texan

In the four walls of a screen, the limits of four fingers held in a rectangle, not every piece can come through. For that reason, the dream in Potato Dreams of America remains more fantastical, dramatic, than rooted in reality. Such fantasy is part of what makes the film such a good watch, as well as an emotional one. Whatever is outside that frame can wait – for a short time, it is enough to live within the narrative we’re given.

- The Austin Chronicle