Rodeo
Music Box Films | Release Date: March 17, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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91
IndieWireKate ErblandJun 15, 2022
Quivoron’s feature debut is so singular, so thrilling, that it will hopefully escape without being sucked into the remake machine. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJun 15, 2022
Rodeo is a combustible fusion of crime story, character study and existential mystery, a tale of celebration and lament, and it announces the arrival of a gifted and adventurous filmmaker. Read full review
88
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 27, 2023
Rodeo is so good it’s almost sure to inspire a Hollywood remake. Catch it in the original French grit, because while we know Zazie Beetz can ride, who knows if they’ll meet her quote? Read full review
88
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenMar 15, 2023
Thrumming with energy—thanks to vivacious filmmaking from director Lola Quivoron and a ferocious lead performance by newcomer Julie Ledru—Rodeo takes place within the world of underground motocross in the suburbs of Paris. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyApr 26, 2023
Every scene, every ride and every development feels dangerous and combustible. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawApr 25, 2023
It’s a movie made dense and vehement with Julie’s passion for bikes and her angry sense of a death wish which is going to strike her, ahead of anyone else. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlex SavelievApr 18, 2023
It is, first and foremost, a blistering character study, raw in its power and realism, its beats as unpredictable as its protagonist. I’d say buckle up, but dirt bikes don’t have seat belts. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMar 25, 2023
Rodeo takes its blind corners and open roads with plenty of ferocity, but also a necessary compassion for the searching force of nature at its center. Read full review
80
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyJun 15, 2022
[Quivoron] emerges as a formidably kinetic director, who could easily have a career making pedal-to-the-metal action movies - although her way with character and deep-dive exploration of working-class subculture suggest that she is way too individual to take a straight generic path. Read full review
75
Washington PostMark JenkinsMar 20, 2023
Rodeo looks like a documentary but finally makes a reckless swerve toward the mythic. Read full review
75
The PlaylistElena LazicJun 15, 2022
Rather misjudged dips into the realm of fantasy likewise fail to lift up proceedings, but Rodeo is at its best when it stays down to earth, close to the pavement. Read full review
70
Little White LiesKatherine McLaughlinApr 28, 2023
The film rarely lets up thanks to a combination of Ledru’s dynamic turn, kinetic camerawork with breathless tracking shots along open roads and impressively choreographed action sequences packed full of thrilling bike and quad stunts. Read full review
70
SlashfilmBarry LevittFeb 1, 2023
Rodeo is a daring and impressive debut feature that accomplishes something wonderful about movies: it explores a world that few know with a bracing intimacy and genuine respect for the subject. While it typically succeeds, it's thin plot and weak characters outside of Julia, as well as a reliance on repetition, prevent the film from being truly brilliant. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleAlejandra MartinezMar 22, 2023
Rodeo is engaging and gritty, but what makes the whole film hold together overall is Ledru. She gives gives Julia a real presence and believability that isn’t always made explicit through the narrative. Read full review
60
CineVueChristopher MachellApr 27, 2023
Julia’s journey is one of nihilism having transformed into a quest for meaning: Rodeo’s final image speaks to both of these impulses. Read full review
58
The Film StageAlistair RyderMar 15, 2023
Rodeo is caught between arthouse character study and stylish heist thriller, the two genres never making for easy bedfellows. For all its merits, not even a commanding lead performance can thread these two disparate tones. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaMar 17, 2023
The guarded Julia certainly intrigues, but too often the film sinks into the clichés of a rugged character study — no wonder she prefers to accelerate. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloMar 17, 2023
Quivoron, who co-wrote Rodeo with Buresi, often switches gears between character study and a heist movie, creating an uneasy whiplash. Read full review
40
VarietyOwen GleibermanJun 15, 2022
Rodeo is a movie that’s all surface, all present tense, all too-cool-to-be-anything-but-French-vérité gestures. Read full review
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