Dandelion
IFC Films | Release Date: July 12, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Screen DailyRobert DanielsJul 12, 2024
The unguarded authenticity of this film shifts its simple story away from any banality towards being a revealing narrative which celebrates the creative spirit and ponders the invisibility of Blackness. Read full review
80
Film ThreatDan LybargerJul 30, 2024
It’s one thing for a movie to have a good soundtrack. It’s even better if the filmmakers know something about how music is made. Read full review
80
VarietyCarlos AguilarJul 12, 2024
The evocative visuals here sing in unison with the characters’ yearning to fulfill the promise of their lifelong dreams. They are chasing a glimmer of light before twilight. Read full review
80
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJul 11, 2024
In the end, Dandelion feels like one artist’s emotional prequel, leaving us wishing for even more. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandJul 17, 2024
As Riegel builds to a conclusion that feels both predictable and satisfying, Dandelion must decide how far she’s willing to go to bet on herself. More people should bet on Riegel and Layne, and fast. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonJul 12, 2024
Even with a shaky conclusion, the swarming warmth of Riegel’s direction and the meditation of her writing results in a film that displays the fleeting, volatile kind of love that forces you to grow - the kind the greatest songs are written about. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJul 12, 2024
The story of a young singer-songwriter who’s stuck in a nowhere loop until she takes an impulsive leap, the feature is sometimes clunky but often quietly transporting. Read full review
67
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerJul 15, 2024
In taking care to depict as much disappointment and frustration as heedless creative joy, the movie shunts some of Dandelion’s breakthroughs off-screen. It ends with a triumph that almost seems unaware of the degree to which Dandelion’s story hasn’t quite figured itself out. Read full review
63
Washington PostTy BurrJul 12, 2024
When Dandelion is wholly inside her music — performing or composing or even idly picking out melodies while sitting beneath a city bridge — she carries her own magic hour inside her, and the refusal of the rest of the world to see it is what’s wearing her down. “Dandelion” is the story of how she gets her groove back, and only the star’s gift of presence keeps it from floating off on the breeze. Read full review
50
Screen RantAlex HarrisonJul 12, 2024
Layne's performance is a real strength, and she does a great job of not only anchoring us in her character's emotions, but embodying how she feels about singing in any given scene. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubCourtney HowardJul 11, 2024
While Dandelion begins on a promising note and intermittently strikes the right chords, this cinematic symphony sours during its crescendo when it should be intensifying, bringing its stirring sentiments together in resounding harmony. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesJul 11, 2024
The story, alas, is colorless and flat: a terribly earnest picture of two sad people looking for somebody or something to jump-start their battery. Read full review
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