Girl Picture
Strand Releasing | Release Date: August 12, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The PlaylistLena WilsonJul 28, 2022
Even when this film is a bit too neat, it’s still totally irresistible. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAug 11, 2022
Girl Picture is designed to feel as closely observed as a diary, but it’s also like being pulled along by a friend eager for you to experience what they go through, see things the way they do, to just get it and have a great time too. That’s a special kind of invitation, and Girl Picture is more than enough movie to make its compassion for the lives of teenage girls a swirling, swooning high. Read full review
89
Paste MagazineShayna Maci WarnerJan 31, 2022
A joyous, resonant snapshot of growing into one’s own, and challenging even your own expectations of who you thought you could be. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comKatie RifeAug 12, 2022
While Girl Picture isn’t necessarily breaking any new ground, this sensitively rendered dramedy invites viewers into the world of three young Finnish women on the cusp of adulthood with an affection and mellow sense of humor that makes it a more than agreeable cinematic companion. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeOct 2, 2022
There are moments – Mimmi biting back her emotions as Emma dances for her alone at night – that tingle with discovery and promise. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawSep 28, 2022
This is such a vivid, lovable triple-decker performance from Milonoff, Kauhanen and Leino. Read full review
80
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonSep 1, 2022
It’s unapologetic with showcasing the intricacies of girlhood, and it’s a joy to experience and witness sexuality, queerness, and female friendship in its honest totality — free of judgement and restraint. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonAug 11, 2022
Haapasalo blesses her trio with a pop soundtrack that crescendos at the peak of a kiss, and climactic crises that are a mite too readily resolved, adamantly gracing this awkward stage of girlhood with forgiveness — not hectoring lessons. Read full review
80
TheWrapFran HoepfnerAug 11, 2022
Girl Picture is a thoughtful, funny, and empathetic look at lives in flux. Read full review
75
Original-CinLiam LaceyAug 10, 2022
Directed by Alli Haapasalo and written by Ilona Ahti and Daniel Hakulinen, it is an empathetic, almost sociological portrait that could be shown in health class in a progressive high school. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonAug 8, 2022
Girl Picture excels at showing how teenage life can be a sensory experience that’s exhilaratingly joyful and unbearably painful, sometimes simultaneously. Read full review
75
IndieWireNatalia WinkelmanJul 28, 2022
In spite of the movie’s tropes, Haapasalo clearly understands that, when you’re young, desire can feel confusing or gratifying, thrilling or overwhelming. In her snapshot of contemporary girlhood, Haapasalo contains all of the above — making the movie an affecting achievement that never feels less than loving. Read full review
75
SlashfilmShania RussellJul 28, 2022
The otherwise low-stakes drama is so invested in their emotional state that the lows are bottomless, while the highs have no ceiling. Haapasalo plucks this tiny three-week period from the ether and every filmmaking trick in her quiver allows us to relish in it. Read full review
70
Screen DailyAmber WilkinsonJul 28, 2022
The winning performances and Haapasalo’s careful attention to them help to compensate for the sometimes frustratingly fragmented nature of the storytelling. Read full review
67
The Film StageBrianna ZiglerJul 28, 2022
Girl Picture is sweet, tender, and frequently amusing: a love letter to that time we ache to leave in the rearview mirror but which shapes who we are and how we love more than anything else. Read full review
60
EmpireElla KempSep 29, 2022
A small but effective portrait of adolescence in Scandinavia, unpretentious enough to avoid heavy-handed lessons, but not bold enough to become an all-timer. Read full review
60
Little White LiesMarina AshiotiSep 28, 2022
Haapasalo uses warmth, respect and empathy as her modus operandi, allowing her trio to wade through the liminal cusp of adulthood – no longer teenagers, yet not quite young adults – as they search for meaning through friendships, fleeting situationships, and budding romantic connections. Read full review
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