1982
Tricycle Logic | Release Date (Streaming): June 10, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Film StageJared MobarakJan 20, 2021
These kids might not have a full grasp on the situation that’s unfolding, but they definitely understand how precarious things have become in order to exit their shells. They awaken their desires while the adults gradually shutdown, knowing that nothing will ever be the same again. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJun 9, 2022
Working with a shrewdly limited setting, Mouaness skillfully gives the film a near-real-time feel, conveying a sense that the war is approaching through small-scale details like radio broadcasts, Wissam’s observation that pigeons have flown unusually close to the school and the volume and frequency of aerial noise. Read full review
70
VarietyJay WeissbergJan 20, 2021
Director Oualid Mouaness’ enriching use of images and sensitivity to narrative balance outweigh his unexceptional dialogue in 1982. Even with such a caveat, his debut feature succeeds in accessing emotional truths that leave a lingering bittersweet melancholy. Read full review
67
The PlaylistAndrew BundyJan 20, 2021
All the narrative ideas are sound—comparing and contrasting schoolyard perspectives based on age, gender and experience is a great premise—yet for all of its resonant human ideas and modest aesthetic strengths, Mouannes’s film feels a little half-finished. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubRoxana HadadiJan 20, 2021
While the young actors draw us into this recognizable world of secret notes and schoolyard fights, Mouaness’ insistence that love is a unifying force and opened-hearted acceptance is all we need doesn’t quite match the intensity of the aggression and bloodshed that the film is re-creating. Read full review
65
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanJun 10, 2022
If the children feel like symbols — sweet and touching, but not quite real — the adults provide a profusion of reality. Read full review
63
Washington PostAnn HornadaySep 6, 2022
With “1982,” Mouaness gives viewers an immersive, ineffable sense of what it feels like to have the world shift under your feet before you even know it. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarJan 20, 2021
Imperfect as it is, this often-intuitive piece with a strong observational eye personifies the notion of the calm before the storm. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyJan 20, 2021
Perhaps if it had assumed the point of view of one character, such as a longtime teacher at the school, the film might have been invested with some weight and insight. Instead, it just sort of sits there onscreen, provoking no special reaction one way or the other. Read full review
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