South Mountain
Breaking Glass Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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6
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0
Negative:
0
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90
Film ThreatAlex SavelievMay 5, 2020
The female-centric, lo-fi South Mountain is an excellent example of how little a budget matters when all the other puzzle pieces are in place. We need more cinema like this. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnMar 20, 2019
The movie ... sometimes sags into a lethargic pace and unwieldy tangents. ... But there’s no doubting the presence of a focused, intelligent vision guiding the small-scale material along. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 7, 2020
Balsam is marvelous throughout, precisely measured in portraying a state often teetering on abjection. Balsam’s Lila can turn from luminescent to hangdog in a flash. The character’s inner worlds register with exceptional vividness. Read full review
80
VoxAlissa WilkinsonMay 6, 2020
South Mountain suggests that the moments that break us can also give us the space and excuse to grow and re-mold ourselves in new ways. There’s joy in those broken spaces. Read full review
80
VarietyNick SchagerJun 19, 2019
As highlighted by its pitch-perfect finale, South Mountain demonstrates a realistically complex conception of stock ideas like “vengeance,” “moving on” and “healing,” and Ethan Mass’s cinematography echoes the material’s dualities in its delicate interplay of light and dark. Guiding the material from start to finish, however, is Balsam. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberMar 19, 2019
South Mountain transcends the limitations of some nakedly personal films to offer an affecting vision of frayed family ties. Read full review
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