Electrick Children
Phase 4 Films | Release Date: March 8, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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7
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0
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75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMar 4, 2013
Rebecca Thomas's debut feature is a sensible and humane exploration of youthful curiosity. Read full review
70
Village VoiceTed ScheinmanMar 6, 2013
Electrick Children juggles heavy things, with humor and sobriety in their proper, Book of Ecclesiastes turn. Best of all, Thomas has an aversion to the easy resolution—she knows precisely which mysteries to keep dangling. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 7, 2013
Though unevenly told and at times too fanciful for its own good, Electrick Children marks an intriguing feature debut for its risk-taking writer-director, Rebecca Thomas. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMar 7, 2013
Electrick Children is well acted and refreshingly nonjudgmental, but its narrative continuity is tenuous at best. As it jounces along toward a pat, unsatisfying ending, it leaves essential questions unanswered. But the movie’s underlying sweetness leaves a residual glow. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMar 7, 2013
This material could so easily have tipped over into false sentimentality, but everyone works with a steady hand. Rebecca Thomas makes an assured debut as both writer and director, the gifted Culkin is excellent as always, and Garner finds lovely shades of nuance in Rachel’s innocent faith. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith PhippsMar 5, 2013
The best moments in filmmaker Rebecca Thomas’s debut feature manage flashes of wide-eyed grace — that is, when the overly precious, half-formed story isn’t undermining her understated direction and the work of a fine cast. Read full review
60
EmpireLimara SaltMar 1, 2013
An interesting and catchy take on a traditional tale of repressed teenage rebellion. Read full review
60
The Guardian Catherine Shoard Mar 1, 2013
Rebecca Thomas's gauzy debut about a 15-year-old Mormon who believes she's had an immaculate conception after hearing a cover of Blondie's Hanging on the Telephone is so deftly done it's three parts enchantment to one part irritation. Read full review
60
Total FilmPaul BradshawMar 1, 2013
Careful, kids – rock’n’roll can get you pregnant. Or that’s what one Mormon teen believes in this cute lo-fi indie from first-timer Rebecca Thomas. Read full review
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