Frybread Face and Me
ARRAY Releasing | Release Date: November 24, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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91
ColliderTherese LacsonMay 2, 2023
From the careful casting of Navajo actors — vital not only to representation but when it comes to speaking the language — to its honest look into rez life without any Hollywood spin, Frybread Face and Me isn't just a joy to watch but spells a bright future for Luther after this narrative feature debut. Read full review
90
Film ThreatMichael Talbot-HaynesDec 12, 2023
If you have been fiending all year for a quality drama that shares a different world, then Frybread Face and Me is what you have been waiting for. Luther’s deft screenplay ably gets across a lot of complicated family business in just a few strokes. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanMay 2, 2023
What Frybread Face and Me lacks in drama, it makes up for in a boundless affection for its characters and an appreciation for the everyday details of their lives. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleHannah BaeNov 22, 2023
Luther, who identifies as gay, never explicitly assigns labels to these young characters, which makes perfect sense in a story that openly embraces freedom and tenderness. Here’s hoping for many more films from this sensitive, nuanced talent. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comKatie RifeNov 22, 2023
Pickles in a bag, runaway sheep, dusty roads, the same movie over and over until the tape wears out—these are the sense memories that remind the filmmaker who he is and where he comes from. To share it with the world in this way is an act of profound generosity and love. Read full review
70
VarietyLisa KennedyMay 2, 2023
It’s 1990 and a summer that initially smacks of exile and punishment becomes one of discovery — self-discovery to be sure, but also cultural and familial. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 28, 2023
Luther doesn’t hit the story’s discovering-one’s-sexuality elements hard, and serves up little dollops of tribal wisdom that play as weary bromides. Benny should be hunting for “hózhǫ́,” a life that will make him happy and content. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergNov 23, 2023
The movie is overfamiliar and earnest, but you can’t accuse it of not being heartfelt. Read full review
58
The Film StageJared MobarakSep 17, 2023
The film is playing with familiar tropes along a formulaic path, but it’s simply too endearing to dismiss outright. Read full review
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