Gabrielle
Entertainment One | Release Date: July 4, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
Village VoiceAbby GarnettJul 2, 2014
Archambault is fluent in small, self-contained moments. Even as their guardians are forced into difficult conversations, Gabrielle and Martin's private exchanges ring true. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianJamie S. RichApr 18, 2014
Gabrielle borders on the manipulative, but Archambault’s refusal to shy away from the tougher questions the narrative raises keeps it from being swallowed by its own sentimentality. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJul 3, 2014
If the title role of Gabrielle weren’t so fully embodied by its star, Gabrielle Marion-Rivard, this French Canadian movie about love among the disabled would fall on the condescendingly mushy side of the line between heartwarming and saccharine. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyApr 18, 2014
Instead of a message movie, Gabrielle is a romance and an unusual kind of musical that seamlessly integrates special needs actors with the other cast members. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyJul 3, 2014
Though the movie wears its agenda on its sleeve, the music and the cast, many of them members of the real Les Muses, as Marion-Rivard was for a time, are simply so charming that it makes Gabrielle hard to resist. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijApr 18, 2014
Despite a slightly grating tendency to resist any kind of subtlety, the honest and convincingly played central romance does finally linger. Read full review
70
VarietyJay WeissbergApr 18, 2014
Archambault’s handling of Gabrielle and Martin’s sexuality is one of the pic’s strong suits, presenting their desire with a refreshing, straightforward honesty. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJul 5, 2014
Frequently charming. Marion-Rivard, who won Canada’s equivalent of the Best Actress Oscar earlier this year (the film itself won Best Picture), gives a strong, sophisticated performance, even as she’s disarmingly open in a way that would be almost impossible for an actor without Williams syndrome to fake. Read full review
63
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeJul 1, 2014
Its sentiment is appealing, though, and its sincerity doesn’t cloy. Read full review
63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreApr 18, 2014
The singing is nice, the peripheral characters interesting. But a love that others don’t approve of, that may get in the way of a big concert debut? That makes Gabrielle a bit too Lifetime Original Movie for its own good. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineCarson LundJul 1, 2014
Writer-director Louise Archambault's neatly affirmative denouement is at odds with the more uncertain reality occurring at the edges of the film's drama. Read full review
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