The Vessel
Outsider Pictures | Release Date: September 16, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Film StageBrian RoanSep 15, 2016
As powerfully felt and gorgeously realized as anything one may see on screen this year. Read full review
80
Village VoiceSimon AbramsSep 15, 2016
Quintana's emphasis on Jungian dream logic gives his otherwise spartan parable a compelling mythic dimension. The Vessel may bring Malick to mind, but it also feels like a major work by an exciting new talent. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisSep 14, 2016
The Vessel speaks eloquently. It’s a testament to the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAndy WebsterSep 15, 2016
The Vessel is a modest, but not maudlin, parable of hope about mustering the strength to vigorously plunge again into life’s uncertainties after a devastating loss. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 15, 2016
It’s a strange brew: stark yet beautiful, urgent yet dreamlike. Read full review
70
VarietyNick SchagerSep 15, 2016
Cuban-American writer-director Julio Quintana’s feature debut has an understated formal loveliness that helps offset its more heavy-handed allegorical inclinations. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 21, 2016
Filmed in a gorgeous, dreamlike style and Infused with heavy doses of mysticism and allegory, The Vessel is an impressive effort that loses some of its impact, however, for being so derivative. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSep 15, 2016
Quintana brings a stunning visual flair to his film, and Sheen has a fine moment when he ponders the thin line between miracles and tragedies. But we keep waiting for the film to wash over us, and it never quite does. Read full review
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