Solo
Music Box Films | Release Date: May 24, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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91
IndieWireDavid OpieMay 28, 2024
Aspects of the plot do feel predictable, there’s no getting around that. But “Solo” is too smart of a film to be held back by contrivance. With nods to “All About Eve” and classic Douglas Sirk-style melodrama, the gradual unraveling and backstage backstabbing paints a picture of how the damage queer trauma leaves behind can shape us differently from person to person. Read full review
85
SlashfilmBarry LevittMay 24, 2024
Solo celebrates love within the queer community, and it does so beautifully. But what's even lovelier about Solo is that it's a film about finding that love within yourself first. Read full review
83
Original-CinLiam LaceyMay 24, 2024
Solo largely succeeds, thanks to Dupuis’ confident handling of the tonal shifts between off- and onstage scenes in a series of stylishly lit interiors. The performances feel grounded and credible, with Pellerin especially good in revealing Simon’s contradictions, between anxious vulnerability and resilience. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAllan HunterMay 24, 2024
Drag is a form of self-expression, an act of political defiance and a means of reinvention in Solo. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubManuel BetancourtMay 29, 2024
Solo is most intriguing when its romantic rivalry takes center stage. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonMay 24, 2024
Through Dupuis’s eye, this story is empathetic and involved, and this feeling persists despite disorganization’s attempt to shake its structure. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaMay 23, 2024
Simon’s drag spectacles may be intentionally fierce and operatic, but there’s something refreshing about this drama’s intimate scale and lack of interest in sweeping tragedies, especially in the context of queer cinema. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMay 21, 2024
Even if some viewers might grow impatient with Simon’s passivity in the face of endless microaggressions, there’s enough tenderness, heart and ultimate self-realization in Solo to keep you watching. Read full review
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