Canopy
Monterey Media | Release Date: August 29, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The New York TimesNicole HerringtonAug 28, 2014
The strength of Canopy is its filmmaking. With this haunting work, Mr. Wilson, joined by the talented cinematographer Stefan Duscio and the sound designers Rodney Lowe and Nic Buchanan, has made a promising debut. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMegan LehmannAug 27, 2014
The film is remarkably visceral. You can feel the stickiness of the tropics, the drench of perspiration, and the ever-present fear. Read full review
70
VarietyEddie CockrellAug 27, 2014
The aural landscape here is key, as Wilson’s strategy is to create a visual theater of the mind in which the majority of the action is heard and not seen. Read full review
70
The DissolveDavid EhrlichAug 27, 2014
Canopy most convincingly creates the illusion of war when it narrows its eyes on the two men trying to endure it, and the urgency on their underlit faces is more transportive than the canned sounds of mortar fire. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 11, 2014
Chittenden and Tzu-yi are expressive actors, but, like the film itself, are hamstrung by the project's self-imposed confines. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAaron HillisSep 2, 2014
Despite Wilson’s early control and aesthetic confidence, there isn’t a single scripted idea of weight or emotionality that pays off. Read full review
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