I Swear
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: April 24, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithApr 24, 2026
Writer-director Kirk Jones doesn’t do a great job finding anything fresh to say about this unnerving situation, with one exception. Read full review
60
The New YorkerJustin ChangApr 17, 2026
For me, the possible false note lay not in Aramayo’s performance but in the script. At times, it seems that Jones’s film, far from being strictly diagnostic, might in fact be egging John on, for the sake of our entertainment, toward perverse new heights of verbal invention. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinJan 20, 2026
Davidson’s essential likability shines through, thanks in part to Aramayo’s endearing, guileless performance and in part to writer-director Kirk Jones’ machine-tooled script, clearly fact-checked and vetted by the film’s exec producer, the actual John Davidson himself. Read full review
50
Little White LiesDavid JenkinsJan 15, 2026
It’s well meaning and all done with the best of intentions, but it doesn’t really say or do much more than the BBC documentary did nearly 40 years ago. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 23, 2026
Jones has turned a life into a hackneyed survivor’s story with cartoon villains, cardboard saints, pretty scenery, mewling piano notes and expedient, drama-goosing epiphanies. Read full review
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