The Whaler Boy
Film Movement | Release Date (Streaming): January 14, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Film ThreatBobby LePireJan 13, 2022
The Whaler Boy is an engaging, somewhat fraught look at coming-of-age, sexual awakening, and a broken mind. Onokhov brings the role to mesmerizing life and is supported by a good secondary cast, though they’re playing thinly written parts. But, the epic look and majesty of the visuals carry this drama over any rough waters it occasionally hits. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineWilliam RepassJan 11, 2022
The film is a vivid rumination on the fuzzy border between fantasy and reality. Read full review
75
The Film StageRory O'ConnorDec 29, 2021
All that flare and stealthy humor give the familiar sense of a young director attempting to flex every creative muscle at once. Seldom is this advised, yet it’s nothing if not thrilling to watch. Read full review
70
Screen DailyWendy IdeDec 29, 2021
What The Whaler Boy lacks in story complexity and character depth, it more than makes up in its bone-deep immersion in Lyoshka’s world. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 29, 2021
There’s merit in this story, which takes its hero on a circular path back to what anchors him in his world. But the novelty of the setting and the characters doesn’t mean we give the storyteller, who gets lost in the sordid sexual side of life above the Arctic Circle, a pass. Read full review
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