Sunday Ball
Cinema Slate | Release Date: December 4, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDec 13, 2015
Refreshingly free of the tired human-interest personality profiles that afflict sports documentaries on both the big and small screens, director Eryk Rocha has created an impressionistic, visually stunning cinematic essay. Read full review
90
VarietyJay WeissbergDec 10, 2015
Stunningly shot and marvelously edited to capture the rhythms of the game, the pic transcends its subject much in the way Roger Angell’s essays on baseball offer rare pleasures even to those uninterested in the game. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDec 10, 2015
Captured more for poetry than for clarity, the topography of penalties and free kicks can be impossible to follow. But Léo Bittencourt’s photography has flash and flair, and hardscrabble determination on a real-life field of dreams has a narrative all its own. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayApr 9, 2016
Even viewers who know nothing about soccer can enjoy how Rocha captures the beauty of a communal event through editing and shot selection alone. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael NordineDec 10, 2015
Trash talk among competitors and spectators alike is a constant background hum, the informal banter taking the place of traditional talking-head documentary interviews. Read full review
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