Falcon Lake
Yellow Veil Pictures | Release Date: June 2, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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IndieWireChristian ZilkoJun 6, 2023
It’s truly astounding that Falcon Lake is the work of a first-time feature director. Le Bon demonstrates a masterful understanding of shot composition and pacing that allows her to craft a haunting vibe without turning it into a gimmick. Read full review
90
VarietyJessica KiangMay 3, 2023
Coming-of-age movies are usually, like growing up itself, some combination of funny, sad, rueful, awkward or frightening, but rarely are they so successfully all those things at once as in Falcon Lake. Read full review
83
The Film StageAlistair RyderMay 31, 2023
Above all else, Le Bon’s debut showcases a playful spirit behind the camera: one eager to blend opposing genres, to find something authentically heartfelt beneath the tropes and gothic artifice. It’s a small Lake that I hope makes a big splash. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJun 6, 2023
A work of surprising, commanding depth. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAllan HunterMay 3, 2023
The end result is a delicate and ultimately touching evocation of first love’s intensity. Read full review
75
The PlaylistCaitlin QuinlanMay 3, 2023
This is a controlled and impressive debut from Le Bon that hints at talent to come and offers a warm, if not always unique, approach to the growing pains of young love. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaJun 1, 2023
Death and desire swirl around the film’s charged atmosphere, though Le Bon has trouble meaningfully bringing out these elements in the narrative itself, hastily throwing in ambiguities in the last act to create a weightier sense of drama. The effect falls flat. Read full review
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Slant MagazineWes GreeneMay 28, 2023
The inadvertent effect of the oppressive, almost overbearing gloom that shrouds Falcon Lake is that it manages to sap the life out of its initially carefree depiction of young people’s emotional lives. Read full review
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