Blink
National Geographic | Release Date: October 4, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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100
Original-CinKim HughesOct 3, 2024
It’s impossible to overstate the range of emotions, from heartbreak to delight to humility, conjured by the new documentary Blink, which is also visually dazzling thanks to its pedigree as a National Geographic Documentary. Read full review
80
Screen RantBen GibbonsOct 10, 2024
Instead of simply marveling at the beauty of the world, Blink invites us to step out of our comfort zone and explore everything the world has to offer. Read full review
80
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldOct 3, 2024
Blink keeps escaping any pat framing to tap into a deeper ache. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireOct 4, 2024
Somewhere along the road between Montreal and Mongolia, Namibia and Nepal, Egypt and Ecuador, “Blink” achieves a transcendent state of grace. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonOct 3, 2024
There’s a bittersweet poignancy in watching the children bond with animals and people during their travels before beginning the next leg of their journey. Read full review
70
ColliderJason GorberOct 10, 2024
As audience members, we experience the highs and lows of the Pelletier’s journey together, never divorced by what drove the desire to experience the world, and reminded throughout how in our own lives we must, whenever possible, make the same choices to seize the moment and make good memories as best as we can. Read full review
67
IndieWireChristian ZilkoOct 9, 2024
More than anything, Blink succeeds as a film about the lengths that parents will go to give their children every possible ounce of joy in an indifferent world that too often has cruel other plans for them. Read full review
60
VarietyCatherine BrayOct 10, 2024
The sight loss the children are experiencing is irreversible, and it’s naturally difficult to find the positive angle on that, but their parents are determined to give it their best shot, and the film follows their lead. Read full review
40
The GuardianLeslie FelperinNov 21, 2024
The film-makers never probe psyches very deeply, not even the parents’. It’s just one contemporary travelogue cliche after another, admittedly beautifully shot in super high definition. Read full review
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