The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Atlantic Film | Release Date: August 3, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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60
EmpireDan JolinSep 10, 2018
A coming-of-age story which thoughtfully and heartfully tackles the repellent practice of conversion therapy. Moretz is excellent, but this summer camp/institution drama cocktail could have done with a little more fizz. Read full review
60
TimeStephanie ZacharekAug 6, 2018
The Miseducation of Cameron Post may not hit as hard as it should. But it at least suggests that the only real losers in life are those who presume to read God’s mind. Read full review
60
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanAug 2, 2018
So we have a compelling storyline, and characters we genuinely care about. But since Akhavan doesn’t drill deeply enough, the movie ends at what should be its midpoint. And her lovely final shot winds up feeling as avoidant as it is poignant. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaAug 2, 2018
Cameron Post is the kind of film that openly courts falling into the cinematic limitations of an “issues film.” Akhavan’s sense of place and ensemble do a lot to counter that, but that specificity ends with the main character. Read full review
60
Rolling StonePeter TraversJul 31, 2018
What a shame that this well-meaning look at the absurdity of gay conversion camps — it won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance this year — lacks the teeth to make its points stick. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter Debruge
The best part of “Miseducation” is the diverse group of adolescents sharing Cameron’s experience. Read full review
55
Film Journal InternationalDavid NohAug 1, 2018
The unrelenting gloom and oppressive atmosphere verge on the exploitative. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisAug 9, 2018
Fortunately, some of the people around Cameron turn out to be more interesting. The best in show is John Gallagher Jr., who brings out both the creepy and comforting sides of “ex-gay” instructor Rick — a seemingly nice guy who’s oblivious to the harm that he’s inflicting on his charges. Read full review
50
SlateJeffrey BloomerAug 7, 2018
The low-key best performance in the movie comes from Owen Campbell, who sneaks up on us as a peripheral God’s Promise resident, but his quiet and then fierce turn is stifled by the movie’s perfunctory mechanics. No one can quite rise above them. Read full review
50
The New YorkerRichard BrodyAug 1, 2018
The director, Desiree Akhavan, who wrote the script with Cecilia Frugiuele (adapting a novel by Emily M. Danforth), expresses and elicits apt outrage, but the action is schematic and the characters are thinly sketched. Read full review
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