River
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: April 21, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
ColliderMatt GoldbergApr 18, 2023
River is a poetic argument made potent. Read full review
80
Time OutPhil de SemlyenApr 18, 2023
Serenity, wonderment and worry mix in this awe-inspiring, musical tour of the Earth’s waterways. Read full review
80
EmpireJake CunninghamApr 18, 2023
Stunning, if occasionally meandering, River provides waves of staggering visuals and a thought provoking, invigorating, environmental message. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerApr 20, 2023
We know that we have turned rivers from mystical places into resources, but in its sumptuous 75-minute delivery River allows us to see the flow of that narrative. And it is beyond gorgeous, as visually dazzling (if not quite as stomach-churning for acrophobics) as Mountain: luscious landscapes of quiet streams, poisoned fish and angular dams presented as abstract patterns, and the quiet joy of swimming. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyApr 21, 2023
Not a call to action, River instead contents itself by being a sensational reminder of where it is we all come from. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawApr 18, 2023
Peedom has now done it again, this time on the subject of rivers with the usual montage of powerful images. Visually rich though it still is, I have to admit to being a bit restless with this kind of globalist Imax-style docu-fantasia. Read full review
42
The PlaylistCharles BramescoApr 18, 2023
If giving the public more of what they want is the real game here, that could certainly be accomplished without all the puffed-up verbiage. Peedom’s greatest asset is her treasure trove of eye-popping nature photography — true reverence for the sacred rivers means allowing them to speak for themselves. Read full review
40
Little White LiesMarina AshiotiApr 18, 2023
In River, the waters soon turn murky as context is largely omitted in favour of exquisite yet repetitive aerial imagery depicting astonishing natural landscapes, tidal currents, and elemental forces. Read full review
20
The TelegraphMichael HoganApr 18, 2023
By the time the credits rolled on River, I wanted to throw myself into the nearest one. Read full review
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