Cicada
Strand Releasing | Release Date: October 29, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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80
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeJan 21, 2022
Though there are some clunking flaws... Cicada has the compact shape of an elegant short story – open-ended, yet not incomplete. Read full review
80
CineVueMatthew AndersonJan 20, 2022
Told with tenderness and honesty, Cicada is a treatment of trauma that does not judge or preach or take sides, but, in building to its breathless crescendo, goes to show just how much courage it takes to confront the past in order to look to the future. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinNov 4, 2021
The absorbing romantic drama Cicada feels as real as it gets. Read full review
50
Little White LiesMarina AshiotiJan 21, 2022
It struggles to find nuance in its storytelling approach. Read full review
40
The New York TimesKyle TurnerOct 29, 2021
Ben and Sam’s blossoming romance does a lot of telling and little showing. While there’s the occasional amusingly idiosyncratic section of dialogue that sounds like a series of stagily poetic non-sequiturs, much of the couple’s bonding feels straightforward and unremarkable. Read full review
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