Causeway
Apple TV+ | Release Date: October 28, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
Positive:
28
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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60
Vanity FairRichard LawsonNov 9, 2022
There is a fine line between creating a laconic, closed-off character and simply not creating a character at all—a line that Causeway transgresses. Lynsey is a frustrating cipher, seemingly guided more by the beats of the script than by any internal impulse or logic. Read full review
60
IGNSiddhant AdlakhaNov 4, 2022
An otherwise plain film about an unlikely friendship between a returned soldier and a mechanic, Causeway is worth watching for Jennifer Lawrence’s best performance in years. Read full review
60
EmpireJohn NugentOct 31, 2022
Solid, but understated to a fault. Causeway’s biggest appeal is seeing Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry act up a quiet, powerful storm. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshOct 27, 2022
Henry is such an earthy, captivating presence that he holds the center of gravity in Causeway — when he’s not on screen, the film drifts, rudderless, as Lynsey does. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanSep 14, 2022
Causeway is a drama of redemption that’s both touching and a little arduous. Just because your characters are suffering doesn’t mean they have to mostly stop talking. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMartin TsaiNov 2, 2022
Other than the pair of outstanding lead performances, there really isn’t much cause to watch it. Read full review
58
The Film StageC.J. PrinceSep 14, 2022
It’s lucky that Neugebauer has such strong talent to elevate what she’s working with, as it helps rescue Causeway from a forgettable collection of indie-drama cliches into something more respectable. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedDec 5, 2022
Causeway is a disappointment, but the thing you take home is Jennifer Lawrence’s nuanced performance as she shows every shifting emotion and contrast in the life of a woman soldier searching for definition who doesn’t feel at ease in either world—war or peace. Read full review
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The New York TimesA.O. ScottNov 3, 2022
Causeway is both thin and heavy-handed, its plot overly diagramed and its characters inadequately fleshed out. The burden of making it credible falls disproportionately on Henry and Lawrence, superb actors who do what they can to bring the script’s static and fuzzy ideas about pain, alienation and the need for connection to something that almost resembles life. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawSep 14, 2022
Everything about this film means well and it is acted with professionalism and commitment. But there is something too easy about it. Read full review
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