Luminous Motion
Artistic License | Release Date: May 19, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
What counts here is the acute psychological validity with which Gordon evokes a coming of age that's seen with a darkly outrageous sense of humor--and no small amount of compassionate detachment. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyHolly Willis
The elegant gambol through ideas, combined with Gordon's clear love of luminous motion -- literally -- is a welcome treat. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Fine acting and creative directing lend three-dimensional life to this absorbing story, which blends dreamlike elements with sharply etched drama and touches of pure cinematic ingenuity. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Gordon is so visually and stylistically inventive and the actors are so skillful that you aren't likely to lose interest. Read full review
70
Film.comHenry Cabot Beck
Has moments of terrific lucidity, even brilliance. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The one thing about Luminous Motion that can be said with certainty is that Bette Gordon should be making more movies. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Never regains its raw power once the sultry Unger retreats from the front seat of her Chevy to the privacy of her suburban bedroom.
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
An ambitious film that sticks with you long after you have left the theater -- because of both what it achieves and what it does not. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
If Lloyd's performance is the film's near-fatal flaw, Unger's is its saving grace. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
It's a bit like "The Sixth Sense," but without the melodramatic comfort of the supernatural. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianStaff (Not credited)
Although Lloyd's performance (reminiscent in mannerism to Haley Joel Osment), sometimes drags, it's the only real defect in a surprisingly effective film that doesn't stoop to offer easy answers. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Has its moments, but overall it's depressing.
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Its tone is stilted and mannered -- and most of it seems a bit loony. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Gordon makes the mistake of preserving Bradfield's highly idiosyncratic dialogue -- dazzling on the page, deadly in any actor's mouths -- and the otherwise talented Lloyd is miscast. Read full review
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