Anchor and Hope
Wolfe Releasing | Release Date: November 16, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
85
Film Journal InternationalAnna StormNov 15, 2018
There is nothing grand about Anchor and Hope. It is only that which is extraordinarily difficult to make: a simply well-executed film. Read full review
80
CineVueAdam LowesNov 28, 2018
Even if it does occasionally threaten to outstay its welcome with a 111-minute running time, the deeply engaging performances and that freeing and uninhibited Spanish flavour which Marques-Marcet brings to his English-language debut, means it’s the kind of world you really don’t mind lingering in. Read full review
80
The GuardianLeslie FelperinNov 15, 2018
It’s a thoughtful, honest and touching work, especially for women who love women, and also love canals. Read full review
75
The PlaylistAlly JohnsonNov 15, 2018
For all its little issues, “Anchor and Hope” is tremendously aided by three fine performances. Read full review
70
Screen DailySarah WardNov 15, 2018
As predictable as their tale may be, Chaplin, Tena and Verdaguer serve their characters well, with the former and latter particularly impressing with the material. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyAlan ScherstuhlNov 14, 2018
Too often, viewers just have to take a movie love story’s word for it that its characters actually belong together. Not so in Carlos Marques-Marcet’s loose, observant Anchor and Hope. Read full review
60
Empire Amy WestNov 15, 2018
With its predictable story unlikely to leave a lasting impression, it’s left to Chaplin and Tena’s natural chemistry and performances to make Carlos Marques-Marcet’s second feature-length film worth your while. Which they do. Just. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinNov 14, 2018
There’s a potentially smart and sexy lesbian dramedy at the heart of “Anchor and Hope” that gets lost amid idiosyncratic filmmaking and a lack of narrative discipline. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 14, 2018
The talk turns toward the tedious and the jokes, the situations and the romantic longing never draw us in. The viewer isn’t so much a part of the story as a bystander, curious and occasionally titillated, but rarely moved. Read full review
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