The Levelling
Monterey Media | Release Date: March 24, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The PlaylistOliver LytteltonMar 23, 2017
It isn’t just one of the best debut films of the year, but one of the year’s best films, period. Read full review
80
CineVueMatthew AndersonMay 25, 2017
The pint-sized simplicity of this acutely well told and acted tale should not be underestimated. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonMay 8, 2017
A somewhat dour, slightly clenched viewing experience perhaps, but delivered with admirable insight, control, and nuanced subtlety by all concerned. It stays in the mind long afterwards. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenMar 30, 2017
Set on a dairy farm in southwestern England, The Levelling is a modestly scaled, superbly crafted drama with a powerful sense of place. Read full review
80
VarietyJessica KiangMar 30, 2017
The Levelling is an intimate story, waterlogged with guilt, grief and blame, but it explores this dark spectrum with such unsentimental honesty that its tiny moments of uplift, when its repressed characters form tentative connections despite themselves, are magnified and moving. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAllan HunterMar 23, 2017
It may be modest in scale but the film is assured in both intention and execution, building successfully towards a quietly moving climax. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredDavid JamesMar 20, 2017
The Levelling is a wonderful first feature from Hope Dickson Leach. Morose beyond measure, but leavened with subtle hope via Ellie Kendrick's superb central performance. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid ParkinsonMay 15, 2017
Unflinching in its depiction of rural reality, this may be a dour drama, but it has been made with sincerity and an exceptional sense of place. Read full review
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