Freeland
Dark Star Pictures | Release Date: October 15, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 23, 2021
Freeland is a film many can identify with, even if you’ve never picked up a pipe or bong. It’s a universal story, a timeless tale about anybody who’s napped a little too long and woken up to realize the working world has changed and might have no place for you in it. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyOct 15, 2021
It’s a contemplative film that manages to whisk the audience away to an unfamiliar land whose off-the-grid survival you can’t help but root for. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovOct 14, 2021
It’s the sublime and understated performance by Krisha Fairchild (Krisha, Waves) as the aging pot farmer Devi Adler that elevates Freeland past its potential as a tone poem cliche into a far more arresting portrait of the old versus the new and beyond. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkOct 14, 2021
Capturing the rhythms of life on a rural Humble County, California commune in a changing cultural landscape, Kate McLean and Mario Furloni’s beautifully crafted Freeland is a restrained, nuanced drama centered around a quietly thrilling performance by Krisha Fairchild. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenOct 14, 2021
There isn’t a false note in any of the film’s performances, and within its brief running time, writer-directors Mario Furloni and Kate McLean infuse this story of the changing culture and economics of pot production with an anguished depiction of generational displacement. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnOct 14, 2021
Freeland builds from its humble start to a wrenching conclusion, and eventually coalesces into a poignant, understated character study about the destructive collision of nostalgia and regret — a stoner midlife-crisis drama that fully belongs to the era of legal weed, and what happens when people get screwed by it. Read full review
67
The PlaylistJonathan ChristianOct 14, 2021
Freeland endures as an introspective, succinct mood piece enriched by Fairchild’s phenomenal lead performance and the artistic vision of two compassionate filmmakers in tune with the essence of their craft. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyOct 14, 2021
Where Freeland is an unadulterated success is in capturing the physical, psychological and spiritual space Devi inhabits. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenOct 13, 2021
At their best, writer-director Mario Furloni and Kate McLean evince a masterful grasp of storytelling that’s subtle and rich in innuendo. Read full review
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