Rose Plays Julie
Film Movement | Release Date (Streaming): March 19, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
83
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
VarietyJessica KiangMar 16, 2021
The most disturbing thing about the impressively disturbing Rose Plays Julie may just be how satisfying it is. Read full review
100
CineVueMartyn ConterioMar 16, 2021
Its emotional dilemmas, depictions of trauma, revenge and fractured family ties are handled with such skill and sense of purpose, it is truly exemplary film-making. Read full review
91
The Film StageJared MobarakMar 2, 2021
Get ready for a tense ride because writers/directors Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor’s Rose Plays Julie never relinquishes its sense of brooding until the very last frame’s welcome exhale of relief. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesSarah-Tai BlackMar 18, 2021
A deeply aware film, Rose Plays Julie allows for the fantastic as a means and space of catharsis. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyMar 19, 2021
Rose Plays Julie is very controlled in its style: this control reaps huge rewards. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Mark KermodeSep 23, 2021
There’s a strong element of Greek tragedy underpinning Rose Plays Julie. Read full review
80
EmpireKambole CampbellSep 15, 2021
Rose Plays Julie is impactful and unsettling, heightened by slippery performances and enigmatic visual construction. Read full review
80
Film ThreatLorry KiktaMar 16, 2021
Rose Plays Julie is an emotionally cathartic thriller. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawMar 16, 2021
It is a really powerful film and Brady’s final dialogue scene exerts a lethal grip. Read full review
80
Screen DailyNikki BaughanMar 16, 2021
Layering its fairly straightforward story of an adopted Irish girl who tracks down her birth mother with immersive visual and aural motifs, it plays more like modern operatic tragedy than run-of-the-mill social drama. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 20, 2021
The story’s direction becomes deflatingly predictable once all the various characters and plot elements are set up. But Rose Plays Julie is a psychological thriller where pathos, suspense and the silent confusion of our heroine compete for primacy. Start to finish, this is damned unsettling. Read full review
75
Original-CinThom ErnstMar 19, 2021
The film is strong enough in performance and direction to survive any discrepancies between the social drama it begins as with the revenge thriller it becomes. Still, Rose Plays Julie's sudden turn of events feels like an intrusion on a better story. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeSep 17, 2021
Occasionally frustrating, but worth getting frustrated about. Read full review
60
The New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimMar 18, 2021
Amid the lush greenery of the setting, the atmosphere is perpetually bone-chilling — complete with an ominously high-pitched score — making the film seem distant and difficult to fully embrace Read full review
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