The Road Dance
Music Box Films | Release Date: October 13, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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80
Film ThreatBradley GibsonOct 12, 2023
The quiet pace of The Road Dance, along with the ebbs and flows of the events around the characters, give it an authenticity and space to feel the impact. You may be captivated just as the filmmaker and I were. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeOct 12, 2023
Although a little too performatively Scottish at times, this is a competently made weepie that should please fans of the book. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeOct 12, 2023
It’s sentimental, though the way Kirsty is helped by women boiling with fury at the injustice does feel modern. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeOct 12, 2023
Almost entirely set in the island community, The Road Dance delivers on its mission to entertain without defying any long-standing conventions. A pleasant slice of afternoon telly for the big screen. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyOct 13, 2023
While the settings may indeed be beautiful, every frame here has been location-scouted and dressed to a fare-thee-well that sucks all the life out of every image—the viewer might also rest easy at the near-certain prospect that The Unfortunate Events will be conveyed as antiseptically and tastefully as possible. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalZachary BarnesOct 13, 2023
The film too often feels like the plodding presentation of a sad story. And it gets sadder still, though as the plot goes on the movie tends to skirt genuine awfulness, reaching instead for the inspiring flashback, the righteous moment of justice or the happy, improbable surprise. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBeatrice Loayza
Shifting between stagy sincerity and startling realism (the labor scene is particularly colorful), The Road Dance is a vividly rendered, if ultimately schematic portrait of feminine resilience. Read full review
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