This Beautiful Fantastic
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: March 10, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ObserverRex ReedMar 14, 2017
A charming, beautifully photographed modern fairy tale about love and gardening, This Beautiful Fantastic is worth seeing in spite of its dumb deterrent of a title. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMar 9, 2017
Enjoyable performances keep the tale from becoming too heavy-handed. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJan 19, 2017
Writer-director Simon Aboud doesn’t push the quirk factor; even when the narrative is at its most playful, he keeps it rooted to a lived-in reality. Mining familiar territory with an earnest clarity, he shapes a mild yet winning fantasy about hearts opening and friendships blooming. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMar 16, 2017
Depending on how you take your twee — sparingly or, as is the case in this preciously concocted tale of English misfits, slathered like marmalade over a crumpet — it will either delight or quickly cloy. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 7, 2017
Findlay and Scott don’t force their charm on us, Wilkinson makes the aphorisms, anecdotes and literary quotations poetic and warm. So much of it takes place in the flowers and brambles of a garden that the movie smells like spring. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoMar 9, 2017
Far too precious and eager to please to really deserve its self-description as a fairy tale. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 19, 2017
Everything about “Fantastic” is designed to charm, and its success in that respect will depend upon the viewer’s susceptibility to cuteness and contrivance ladled on with some proficiency but no subtlety whatsoever. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshMar 9, 2017
The friendship lessons are sweet enough, but such a low-stakes story strains one’s patience for such affected cinematic style. Read full review
40
Village VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimMar 9, 2017
There is such a thing as too sweet, and after this film, you'll feel a toothache coming on. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyMar 10, 2017
This Beautiful Fantastic is not meant to be realistic. It's supposed to be a fairy tale. That's fine, but it's a very low-stakes fairy tale, wrapped in a strained garden metaphor. Read full review
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