Freeheld
Lionsgate | Release Date: October 2, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
15
Negative:
4
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37
Washington PostAnn HornadayOct 8, 2015
A lugubrious cloud of mediocrity sets in early in Freeheld, a dreary dramatization of a pivotal gay rights case that paved the way for marriage equality. Read full review
33
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezSep 16, 2015
A would-be but not-actually-inspiring movie about a landmark LGBT rights case that loses sight of the flesh and blood people at its heart, gets bogged down in tedious municipal politics and fails to find a way to compellingly dramatize an important story. Read full review
30
The New York TimesManohla DargisOct 1, 2015
It’s a bummer to see Ms. Page and especially Ms. Moore — who at this point in her career can usually act her way out of any cliché — so badly stranded by a generic script, credited to Ron Nyswaner, and by a director, Peter Sollett, who can’t figure out how to lift his actors and the material above the bad writing. Read full review
20
The GuardianNigel M SmithSep 16, 2015
A film that should feel urgent and of its time, but instead is rendered cliched and dull by Sollet’s amateurish handling of the material. Read full review
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