Eric Larue
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: April 4, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 4, 2025
Shannon’s approach is uncompromising but not heavy-handed. He hasn’t watered down the material. The style is unfussy but distinct enough to give the film a dissociated quality. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMar 25, 2025
There’s no escaping the fact that Eric Larue is a downer, but it’s a work of thoughtful intelligence and restraint, elegantly shot and graced by a striking score from Jonathan Mastro full of dissonant strings that often evoke a sense of nerves about to shatter. Most of all, it’s beautifully acted. Read full review
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IndieWireSamantha BergesonJun 12, 2023
Playwright and frequent Shannon collaborator Neveu adapted his own play for the screen, and Shannon’s sensitive direction makes Eric LaRue a haunting, standout film with a career-best performance from Greer. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonApr 3, 2025
As “Eric LaRue” starts barreling toward an upsetting conclusion, you start to wonder about everything that’s happened earlier in the movie, about what went unsaid and now refuses to stay quiet. Read full review
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Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonJun 22, 2023
Shannon and Neveu’s compassionate display of understanding different perspectives when it comes to something as tragic as a school shooting is simply beautiful storytelling. Read full review
67
The PlaylistMarshall ShafferJun 12, 2023
Shannon’s first feature might begin to sag under the weight of this stilted dialogue and stunted duration, but there is still a lot to admire in Eric Larue. Those qualities are not necessarily all concentrated in Judy Greer, either. Even if the film moves in circles, at least it’s circling something honest and true about spirituality and society alike. Read full review
63
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenApr 2, 2025
At its best, Eric LaRue interrogates the rush to healing and forgiveness that can sometimes follow tragedy in Christian communities. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesTim GriersonApr 7, 2025
Shannon laudably offers no easy solutions, although his sincerely crafted dead end feels insufficient in its own way. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubBrianna ZiglerApr 2, 2025
Though carried by a subtle and strenuous performance from Greer, Eric LaRue‘s intentionally unanswered questions do less to provoke than render the film a collage of well-meaning, half-finished sentiments. Read full review
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Slant MagazinePat BrownApr 1, 2025
While the film features a strong performance from Judy Greer, it’s essentially a patchwork of broad strokes that rarely feel like they’re bringing its world to credible life. Read full review
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ColliderTaylor GatesJun 15, 2023
There are several interesting ideas and stories floating around Eric LaRue, but Shannon can’t seem to decide which ones to focus on. While there are some genuinely fantastic, inspired moments, they frustratingly never quite come together, leading to a baffling viewing experience. Hopefully, Greer will get another chance in the spotlight of a more worthy film. Read full review
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VarietyOwen GleibermanApr 11, 2025
A school-shooting drama needn’t be any one specific thing, but to ask an audience to sit through one is, implicitly, to promise some wrenching insight in return. Eric LaRue is just a lot of indie showboating signifying nothing. Read full review
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