From the Land of the Moon
IFC Films | Release Date: July 28, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
8
Negative:
6
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60
Village VoiceAbbey BenderJul 27, 2017
The film could be shorter and perhaps more logical, and as the soap opera drama builds, the timeline becomes muddled. Still, there’s something pleasantly old-fashioned about its commitment to grandiose emotion. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonGeoff AndrewJun 5, 2017
The result, despite an uncertain start, is in the end a surprisingly intriguing and affecting movie. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenAug 3, 2017
Garcia never gets a grasp on her protagonist’s contradictions, or those of her story — certainly not enough to pull off the movie’s jaw-dropper of a twist. But she conjures a powerful sensuality, and Cotillard burns ferociously bright, even when the center does not hold. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerJul 6, 2017
Still, the thing is almost watchable until a ridiculous reveal spoils whatever chances this film had at succeeding. Read full review
48
Paste MagazineJake Kring-SchreifelsAug 7, 2017
Cotillard, whose face is often painted in chiaroscuro care of cinematographer Christophe Beaucarne, manages to provide a gravitas and slightly colored deviations from what is otherwise a monochrome character. Read full review
40
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJun 8, 2017
From the Land of the Moon is a story about how good it feels to feel very, very bad – and how a life lived in rapturous misery is somehow more valuable than mild domestic contentment. That might ring truer if Garcia wasn’t working in such a starchy register. Read full review
40
The GuardianHenry BarnesMay 20, 2016
The film takes on Gabrielle’s listlessness, slumps into an opiated fug. The malady is mysterious and not easily treatable. It just exhausts you. It transforms from a story about release to just another jail. At times it felt like there was no escape. Read full review
40
VarietyJessica KiangMay 20, 2016
Of course, Cotillard is your first call if you want an actress to suffer exquisitely, but the issue is her character Gabrielle is essentially a nightmare of self-involvement, whose emotional torture is very difficult to get invested in since she herself has already bought all the shares. Read full review
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