American Woman
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: June 14, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
ObserverRex ReedJun 14, 2019
Beautifully acted, sensitively written, carefully and economically directed, American Woman is the best film about the gradual but triumphant empowerment of an abused woman I have seen in this age of distaff political enlightenment. Read full review
88
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 18, 2019
The performances anchoring American Woman are some of the finest screen acting we’ll see this year. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJun 20, 2019
As more than a decade passes on screen, the one constant is Miller’s presence in every scene: a messy, chain-smoking sex kitten stumbling from delayed adolescence toward a grown womanhood — painful, honest, and flawed — worth waiting for. Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJun 14, 2019
The role of Deb is not written with any great depth, but Miller gets into the character’s psychological complications in a way that almost compensates for the lack. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubRoxana HadadiJun 12, 2019
At its best, though, American Woman brings to mind "Erin Brockovich" or "20th Century Women" or "Gloria Bell": films about how the constraints of gender, class, and age push down upon a woman in myriad ways. And Miller finally gets the chance to demonstrate what she can do as a proper protagonist, breaking away from the stereotypes she’s too often played. Read full review
80
EmpireIan FreerOct 8, 2019
It comes on like an Unsolved Disappearance Movie but American Woman morphs into something more interesting, a portrait of a woman gradually finding her place in the world. And Sienna Miller is stellar. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersJun 13, 2019
American Woman at once reveals its soft underbelly while landing a surprisingly effective punch to the gut — largely thanks to Miller’s deft performance. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJun 12, 2019
American Woman lives in the quiet spaces of Deb's life. Always suitably understated, it remembers that loss doesn't always swallow a life, but it always leaves a void. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyJun 14, 2019
Miller owns the material and single-handedly elevates it to something you can’t look away from, while reminding us the effortless appeal she brought into even her relatively thankless part in “American Sniper.” Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJun 13, 2019
Sienna Miller offers a beautiful, agile performance that would by itself justify the film's existence. Read full review
63
Slant MagazinePat BrownJun 11, 2019
Sienna Miller lends credibility to a character that in other hands might seem like a caricature of the white underclass. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJun 11, 2019
It’s not an especially profound story. But it is a movingly rendered one, made watchable by an actress whose elastic performance bookends the film with two very different people. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeOct 10, 2019
Despite featuring big-name actors – Miller, Paul and Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks as Debra’s sister – American Woman is a film with a lived-in authentic feel. And Miller plays it beautifully with psychological depth and not a jot of actorly condescension. Read full review
60
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJun 13, 2019
The performances are excellent, and Ingelsby’s dialogue largely rings true. But while the movie is indeed considered and conscientious, it’s also careful. It doesn’t risk going over any edges itself. And it shows more than a few instances of fussy and telegraphing Conspicuous Direction. Read full review
59
TheWrapYolanda MachadoJun 13, 2019
Despite the script’s lack of character depth, Miller gives a consistently phenomenal performance. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyJun 13, 2019
American Woman isn’t dull, but the narrative feels more over-stuffed than surprising, and the packaging busy rather than evocative. There’s no unifying directorial tone or stylistic tact to lend the film the symphonic grandeur it sometimes appears to be aiming for. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerJun 11, 2019
The relentlessly downbeat drama American Woman is a star vehicle that lets Sienna Miller (“American Sniper,” HBO’s “The Girl”) really show what she can do. But she does too much. Read full review
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The PlaylistJordan RuimyJun 13, 2019
Although Miller invests heart and soul into the performance, maybe even career-best work from the actress, and the rest of the cast, especially Hendricks, are excellent, Ingelsby’s screenplay foolishly decides to lay its interests on Deb’s terrible taste in men rather than her daughter’s disappearance. Read full review
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