Claire in Motion
Breaking Glass Pictures | Release Date: January 13, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
RogerEbert.comNick AllenJan 13, 2017
Betsy Brandt gives a compelling performance as the title character whose spirit is slowly breaking, a woman of the arts faced with a painful and personal manifestation of ambiguity. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 12, 2017
Those who seek neat narrative resolution to any mystery may leave underwhelmed. Still, the hard-won acceptance of uncertainty that Robinson and Howell allow their protagonist provides its own, more abstract satisfaction. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangJan 12, 2017
For the most part, nothing about Claire in Motion seems overly calculated. It knows precisely where it’s going, but it’s also wise enough to leave that destination open-ended. Read full review
67
IndieWireKate ErblandJan 11, 2017
Too heavy-handed and clumsy to land with a real knockout punch, Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson’s second feature benefits immensely from the quietly moving work of its lead, Besty Brandt. Read full review
62
TheWrapClaudia PuigJan 13, 2017
Claire in Motion has an appealing stillness and intensity. It works as both a quiet, meditative study of grief and a muted examination of identity, but not as a compelling mystery. Read full review
50
Village VoiceApril WolfeJan 12, 2017
Howell and Robinson go all-in on Claire’s measured mourning, and while it may be realistic, that detachment — along with a relentlessly clinical gray-tinged color palette — ultimately bogs down whatever momentum Claire in Motion might be working up to. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisJan 12, 2017
Ms. Robinson and Ms. Howell have kitted out their movie handsomely, but there’s not enough story here or enough anything else, namely a persuasive psychological portrait of Claire, to make up for that lack. Read full review
42
ConsequenceRandall ColburnJan 9, 2017
Any sense of mystery or suspense quickly dissipates as the film returns again and again to repetitive and terse exchanges between Claire and Allison, whose revelations aren’t as surprising as they’re probably intended to be. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineChristopher GrayJan 9, 2017
Throughout, writer-directors Lisa Robinson and Annie J. Howell's film buckles under the weight of its symbolism. Read full review
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