A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Sony Pictures Releasing | Release Date: September 19, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 45 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
27
Negative:
10

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Little White LiesIana MurraySep 23, 2025
Operating on a grander scale, Kogonada still retains his singular, warm sensibility – and if you can succumb to the film’s heart-on-its-sleeve sentimentality, it’s a journey worth taking. Read full review
75
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenOct 2, 2025
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey won’t work for everyone, but hearts of a certain shape may treasure it. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeMark FeeneySep 17, 2025
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey — which sounds like a Boy Scout jamboree presided over by Donald Trump — is a very traditional movie masquerading as a very odd movie. What helps make it a good movie is how well it (mostly) maintains a balance between tradition and oddity. Read full review
75
The Film StageConor O'DonnellSep 16, 2025
Kogonada delightfully exploits the simple joy of beautiful people falling in love on screen. He deploys his trademark empathy as a means of encouragement: Go with it, be open, and maybe this will make you feel something lovely if you let it. Read full review
65
Paste MagazineTara Bennett Sep 18, 2025
Although the premise teeters on being twee, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey mostly works because its self-awareness keeps it from devolving into cliche … until it doesn’t. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliSep 22, 2025
Kogonada's direction crafts a variety of visually arresting—though not ostentatious—set pieces. Yet somehow, it doesn’t all come together. The whimsical magic evident early on grows stale. The movie’s tone is herky-jerky and never settles. And the ending feels undercooked and unearned. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzSep 19, 2025
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey illustrates a principle endorsed by many legendary directors: Casting the right leads will get you ninety percent of the way to success. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesGemma WilsonSep 17, 2025
When everything’s clicking, there are moments of real beauty and introspection to be found here. Read full review
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