Flowers
Music Box Films | Release Date: October 30, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezDec 3, 2015
Flowers is a quiet, eloquent movie about big, overwhelming emotions, and the constant presence of its eponymous plants, in all kinds of colors and shapes, is a metaphor for the ways in which we respond to what life throws at us, be it a sudden trauma, a perpetual state of melancholy or an unexpected opportunity for romance. Some people blossom and bloom; others wither and give up. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJonathan HollandOct 13, 2015
Flowers is an emotionally precise, subtle and quietly gripping exploration of the romance and remembrance that they evoke. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenJan 7, 2016
The flowers in Flowers are touchstones, reminders of a person, but more significantly of the conflicted feelings shared by the three main women in the picture. Read full review
75
The PlaylistGary GarrisonNov 30, 2015
Letting such a film slip into the melodramatic could have been very easy. But Garaño and Goenaga tactfully navigate the delicacies of death and the difficulties (and guilt) of life with a quiet poise that make for a film that is as enriching as it is disheartening. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanNov 5, 2015
The movie, for all its uneventfulness, is intensely memorable. Read full review
70
VarietyJay WeissbergOct 13, 2015
The three lead actresses, beautifully cast, form just enough of a contrast to each other to create extratextual tension while maintaining a high degree of sympathy. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyNov 4, 2015
The film is undercut by long metaphorical stretches that dampen their impact. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenOct 28, 2015
Everyone heals, or doesn't heal, on cue, and the initial pathos of the narrative is dulled by the architecture of its through lines. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAndy WebsterOct 29, 2015
To its benefit, it has rich roles for, and splendid performances by, its three principal actresses. To its detriment, their characters are each in their own way pining for the same man, whose simple actions in life seem undeserving of their considerable exertions after his demise. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAbby GarnettOct 27, 2015
Pulled in too many directions, the film's subtle mood-building starts to feel intentionally oblique, the force of its characters and symbols lessened by a frustrating circuitousness. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoJan 14, 2016
A melancholy Spanish drama that’s competently made and checks off all the boxes defining a contemporary art-house movie. But it lacks the spark that separates top-of-the-line films from the pack, and watching it becomes something of a slog. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleNov 19, 2015
Flowers is too exquisitely formalist — symmetric framings followed by willfully asymmetric shots — to ever feel flushed with real feeling. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireOct 30, 2015
It contains nothing to offend, but nothing to surprise or inspire, either. Read full review
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