Barefoot
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: February 21, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
22
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaFeb 21, 2014
There is one thing about Barefoot that makes it at least a guilty pleasure. Once you ignore how improbable Daisy is — there is something oddly captivating about Wood's performance. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreFeb 17, 2014
Barefoot is “Rainman” meets “Benny & Joon.” Read full review
40
The DissolveMike D'AngeloFeb 20, 2014
It’s never fully clear whether Daisy is a severely damaged woman with the mental development and social skills of a 10-year-old, or just a wide-eyed, unconventional waif in need of some tender loving care. Barefoot vacillates between the two almost at random, depending upon the needs of its hackneyed screenplay at any given moment. Read full review
30
Village VoiceMichael NordineFeb 25, 2014
The gradual revelation that there's more to Daisy than meets the eye is no great surprise, but it does at least negate — too late! — some of the more troubling subtext. Read full review
30
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghFeb 19, 2014
It’s a spectacularly wrong-headed, chemistry-free romance, and too dumb to know how sexist it is. Read full review
30
VarietyDennis HarveyFeb 18, 2014
If the film had a loopier or more fable-styled atmosphere, the concept might have seemed easier to swallow. But Fleming treats Stephen Zotnowski’s script with a glossy literalism that doesn’t do it or the actors any favors. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartFeb 20, 2014
With any luck, this’ll be the death knell of the idiot-savant rom-com. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenFeb 23, 2014
Over the decades, there’s been no shortage of boneheaded premises for romantic comedies, but the painfully ill-conceived Barefoot takes boneheadedness to regrettable places. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFeb 20, 2014
This ill-advised romance from director Andrew Fleming is the sort of indie lark that nearly drowns in its own whimsy. Wade in at your own risk. Read full review
20
The New York TimesStephen HoldenFeb 20, 2014
The movie acts like screwball comedy, but there are no laughs as Daisy and Jay’s connection lurches toward implausible romance. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFeb 20, 2014
It's dispiriting enough that we're still getting movies about the cute side of mental illness, but to turn someone rendered childlike by abusive trauma into desirable girlfriend material — and sporting cast-off stripper attire to boot — is more than a little creepy. Read full review
10
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternFeb 20, 2014
Daisy was written without irony, wit or any grounding in reality. She's a barefooted flower child in a flatfooted fiasco. Read full review
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