Restless
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: September 16, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
16
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOct 5, 2011
Restless is far more precious than profound. But that takes little away from this soulful teenage exploration of love, life and death. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSep 21, 2011
All of the performances are pitched correctly. Nobody pushes too hard. Nobody underlines anything. Perhaps calmed by Van Sant, the characters seem peaceful, not troubled (as they should be). Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliSep 20, 2011
An emotionally rewarding experience: strong performances from leads Henry Hooper and Mia Wasikowska and a tender love story conveyed with genuine feeling. Read full review
70
MovielineStephanie ZacharekSep 12, 2011
The picture is so fluttering and tender, so guileless, that you almost can't believe it was made by an old hand like Van Sant. Then again, maybe you can. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsOct 21, 2011
If you haven't seen a wasting disease in real life, you might think Restless is romantic. If you have, you might diagnose it as terminally cute. Read full review
63
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottOct 7, 2011
As clearly calculated and self-consciously cutesy as it is, it's also tender and meaningful stuff -- and far more watchable than other recent attempts to capture the existential angst of adolescence. ("The Art of Getting By.") Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigSep 15, 2011
Restless is a self-consciously quirky coming-of-age tale that's essentially a teenage hipster "Love Story." Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversSep 15, 2011
Wasikowska, from "Alice in Wonderland" to "Jane Eyre," is an actress of translucent expressiveness. And Hopper has his father's brooding intensity and a quicksilver humor all his own. They are both so good, I suggest you dive into the story unfolding in their eyes rather than the banal one in the script. Read full review
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