All the Bright Places
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): February 28, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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80
VarietyCourtney HowardFeb 28, 2020
All The Bright Places would be nowhere without Haley’s vision and deft ability to deliver all of the feels. He finds places to let his bright intellect shine, perfectly crafting heartrending melodrama through tonal pacing that’s never cloying nor disgustingly saccharine. Read full review
80
Film ThreatLorry KiktaFeb 28, 2020
I think that All The Bright Places is a beautiful film. You will probably cry, but it will be worth it. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireFeb 28, 2020
The film’s frank talk about mental illness, suicidal thoughts, physical abuse and family loss is so potent and necessary that it makes you wish Fanning hadn’t been saddled with a treacly narration at the end, summarizing the themes. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiFeb 28, 2020
Many modern teen issues are touched upon — depression, anxiety, eating disorders — and because of the honest performances from Smith and Fanning, you ache for them. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyFeb 28, 2020
Without trying too hard, it speaks to teenagers, and also to the teenagers we all once were, about how to cope with and adapt to those first big losses in life that you don’t see coming. With steady performances from Smith and Fanning, the result is a refreshingly sober spin on the YA romantic drama. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersFeb 28, 2020
Though it’s not without humor, All the Bright Places takes teens’ emotions seriously and will move romantics of any age — in possibly unexpected ways. Read full review
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The New York TimesCandice FrederickFeb 28, 2020
Theodore’s story line is not always handled with the depth it should receive. It’s an unfortunate flaw in a film that impressively balances moments of joy with equally resonating despair. Read full review
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The GuardianBenjamin LeeFeb 28, 2020
Haley, who last directed the sweet and underseen Hearts Beat Loud, gives the film a stronger aesthetic than most Netflix teen offerings, and Fanning and Smith work hard at charming us into submission, but their hard-to-buy relationship isn’t quite the immersive ride-or-die love connection it needs to be, given the melodrama of the last act. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 28, 2020
The romance here is more perfunctory, less heartfelt. And that goes for several big twists in the tepid plot. Events are mandated by script requirements, never organic. Read full review
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