Test
Variance Films | Release Date: June 6, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJun 12, 2014
As Frankie, Mr. Marlowe delivers a quiet, moving performance of such subtlety and truthfulness that you almost feel that you are living his life. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineClayton DillardJun 9, 2014
Adept as both timely character study and epochal drama, Test wonderfully manages fully formed humanism without sentimentality. Read full review
70
Village VoiceChuck WilsonJun 12, 2014
When Frankie, an understudy in a small dance company, is given his chance to perform, he, and Test itself, come to life. Read full review
70
TheWrapInkoo KangJun 5, 2014
Writer-director Chris Mason Johnson's important, assured drama best succeeds as a snapshot of a moment in time when every gay man is forced to decide how AIDS will change his life. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubDavid EhrlichJun 16, 2014
Clumsy metaphors and contrived attempts to articulate Frankie’s fears—especially as he awaits the results of the titular test—diminish the emotional authenticity engendered by Daniel Marks’ hyper-real cinematography and the film’s incisively curated soundtrack. Read full review
60
The DissolveKate ErblandJun 5, 2014
Test is a slow burn that builds to an impressive end, although the rest of film is in need of that same kind of forward-driving energy. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiJun 12, 2014
The AIDS scare remains as much window dressing as do other period details such as rotary phones and cassette tapes. Test seems to be about dance above all, with choreographed montages filling the bulk of its running time. Read full review
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