Beauty
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 29, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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The New York TimesLisa KennedyJun 30, 2022
Consider Beauty an elegy with an edge, one that touches on faith and financials, love and condemnation. Read full review
50
TimeStephanie ZacharekJun 30, 2022
Beauty ends before it has really dug into anything of consequence. Its heroine, whom we know is headed for trouble, is left stranded in the middle of her own story. Read full review
42
The PlaylistLeslie Byron PittJul 1, 2022
Its soundtrack is enjoyable, and Dosunmu’s work with director of photography Benoît Delhomme is pleasing to the eye. However, the slightness and muddled storytelling of Beauty mar a film which at times feels it has something to say. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayJul 1, 2022
While Beauty doesn’t really work, it does fail in interesting ways. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeJun 29, 2022
In lieu of a throughline, Beauty offers beautiful, indulgent vignettes — aesthetically pleasing and immersive episodes lacking in ideas but full of vibes. Read full review
40
The GuardianAdrian HortonJun 29, 2022
Dosunmu, an established music video director, assembles beautiful shots of longing, pain, yearning, closeness and jealousy between Beauty and girlfriend Jazz (Aleyse Shannon). But strung together by Waithe’s too-spare script, they feel isolated and go nowhere. Read full review
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IndieWireKristen LopezJun 29, 2022
Dosunmu’s airless directing and Waithe’s thin script only amount to loud allegory that never goes anywhere and drowns out any compelling ideas that might be worth singing. Read full review
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