Carousel
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65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Film StageDan MeccaFeb 2, 2026
This is a quiet, sad, lovely little film with wonderful, small character moments. Read full review
83
IndieWireKate ErblandJan 24, 2026
Carousel feels ripped from the fabric of a million lives. Don’t let the seemingly small nature of the film fool you; there is career-best work here, especially from Pine, who was always made for a romantic drama. This one was worth the wait. Read full review
80
Screen RantGregory NussenJan 28, 2026
Carousel is a moving romance in all the ways it isn't romantic. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAmber WilkinsonJan 24, 2026
Characters longing for connection but simultaneously fearing it provides a strong framework on which Rachel Lambert builds an unpredictable relationship drama that feels both profound and fragile. Read full review
80
TheWrapChase HutchinsonJan 24, 2026
With Carousel, Lambert’s new romantic drama starring the excellent duo of Chris Pine and Jenny Slate, she strikes gold yet again. Read full review
75
ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerJan 30, 2026
The cinematography's warm lamp-lit hue also stands out, and Lambert proves to have a solid grasp of tone, building a quiet yet casual intimacy between Noah and Rebecca that leads to some of the film's best scenes. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJan 24, 2026
Whether playing sexy comedy or hostility, raw emotional agita or hollowness, Chris Pine and Jenny Slate are so damn fine in Carousel that you keep wondering why we seldom get to see these gifted actors bite into characters of such substance and complexity. Read full review
70
ColliderRoss BonaimeJan 24, 2026
Carousel definitely has some rough edges on the fringes of this romance story. But when Lambert gives us the quieter moments of Noah and Rebecca, or puts them together in a scene, it’s absolute magic. Read full review
67
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodJan 24, 2026
Carousel is another entry in a run of magnificent Jenny Slate performances. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 24, 2026
In short, Carousel is a flawed drama that can be disjointed, but by the end the movie feels worth it: mannered at times, touchingly real at others. Read full review
50
LooperReuben BaronJan 30, 2026
What remains in question is how much this story constructed through hints, however well they can be understood, actually evokes feeling. To me, Carousel felt like it was missing something that could have made its quiet slice-of-life scenes a real emotional experience. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJan 24, 2026
Lambert is too skittish to keep us in her character’s lives for longer than brief, often maddeningly flat moments. Read full review
25
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJan 26, 2026
Carousel is one of those tundra, dimly lit living-room movies that snobs defend as closer to “real life.” Read full review
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