Chestnut
Meteor Film | Release Date: June 21, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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3
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70
ColliderTaylor GatesJul 2, 2024
Chestnut is an effective and enjoyable if rather simple and slight coming-of-age movie about a unique time in a person’s life that few filmmakers have chosen to focus on. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comSarah-Tai BlackJun 21, 2024
Compact in its runtime, “Chestnut” offers a softly lyrical glimpse of young life on the precipice of a new and uncertain future. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubEmma KeatesJun 20, 2024
Despite the actors’ best efforts, they can never quite overcome a script that simply doesn’t have anything new to add to the conversation. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid OpieJun 18, 2024
There’s an element of finding yourself, of course, because that’s what you do when you’re coming of age in a summer set film on screen, but the script feels underdeveloped still — a work in progress like Annie, herself. Read full review
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The Film StageOliver WeirJun 20, 2024
What is detectable of the film’s Everest-thin atmosphere mainly derives from the warmly lit bars in which the somnambulant Annie constantly appears to have awoken. They sometimes exude lust and possibility, thanks to cinematographer Matt Clegg, but their potential is never fully realized, since they are mostly used as spaces to storm out of or quietly drift into, or else as generic backgrounds for interminable small talk. Read full review
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