Lavender
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: March 3, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
VarietyNick SchagerMar 2, 2017
The film would be a routine affair if not for its baroque aesthetic gestures and a captivating turn from star Abbie Cornish. Read full review
60
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniMar 2, 2017
Gass-Donnelly (The Last Exorcism Part II) blends supernatural elements into a psychological thriller for a kind of spectral therapy, but his experimentation ultimately conforms to genre conventions. Read full review
58
The Film StageJohn FinkMar 2, 2017
I admire the film’s ability to commit to a rather simple idea, but that idea seems to lack the gravity and impact it ought to. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMar 2, 2017
Gass-Donnelly has a great eye and brings some genuine beauty to his movie’s rural setting. The preoccupation with aesthetics though means that “Lavender” is sometimes quieter, slower and artier than the material warrants. Read full review
42
The PlaylistIngrid Oliveira Silva KellerMar 13, 2017
Had we been able to witness character growth, perhaps this story would have been more successful at creating emotional connections and gripping sequences. The almost automatic nature with which family secrets are revealed, however, result in a quickly forgettable and emotionally empty experience. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Johanna SchnellerMar 2, 2017
After a car accident “aggravates an old skull fracture trauma,” Jane returns to the family-death-farmhouse, where she takes way too long to figure out the incredibly obvious person responsible. Read full review
25
ObserverRex ReedMar 7, 2017
Boring, derivative, and infuriatingly illogical, Lavender is a ghost story with no thrills, no surprises, and no sense. Read full review
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