Pavilion
Factory 25 | Release Date: March 1, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
VarietyPeter DebrugeMar 18, 2013
The beauty of the footage is undeniable, and the aimlessness never overstays its welcome as the film documents that strange stretch in our lives when nothing seems to matter more than the present moment, suspended in a sort of idle immortality. Read full review
90
The New York TimesManohla DargisFeb 28, 2013
Unguided by obvious story signposts, you slip from image to image, pulled along by their beauty (the digital cinematography is by Chris Dapkins) and by the dreamy, leisurely rhythms of the editing (by Seth Bomse). Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 11, 2013
Throughout, the film's subjects convince us they're doing nothing more than being themselves, so much so that a cynical advisor told Sutton he should market his film as a documentary. That label would prepare potential viewers for Pavilion's lack of story, but it would make a lie of the movie's patient, finely drawn loveliness. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesIgnatiy VishnevetskyMar 11, 2013
Pavilion is an odd thing: a movie that manages to be immersive without being about much of anything. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineRob HumanickFeb 26, 2013
George Washington this isn't, but there's enough heft here that the comparison can be tastefully made. Read full review
70
The DissolveNoel MurrayJul 30, 2013
The lack of anything resembling a narrative at times makes Pavilion feel more like a demo-reel than a movie, but the fleeting moments Sutton has captured are so vibrant that they accumulate into something that hums. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinApr 11, 2013
What you see is pretty much what you get. Fortunately, what we see is often vivid and lovely. Read full review
60
Time OutMichael AtkinsonFeb 26, 2013
A ravishingly shot slice of teen-ness that eschews narrative altogether in favor of a moody, watchful wistfulness, this mild-mannered debut plays something like "Bestiaire" for contemporary slacker youth. Read full review
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