To the Stars
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date (Streaming): April 24, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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The GuardianLeslie FelperinMay 28, 2020
The period trappings – which must have cost a bomb – are lush and smartly deployed without being heavy-handed, and the two young leads are very watchable. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 23, 2020
Still, the two main performances count for a lot. Ms. Hayward, who was so endearing as Suzy, the tween lover in “Moonrise Kingdom,” is touchingly winsome as Iris, though she’s sometimes allowed or encouraged by her director to be busier than an actor need be. Ms. Liberato has the best of both worlds, and makes them better; a natural at comedy, she’s adept at serious drama. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeApr 23, 2020
As writer Shannon Bradley-Colleary and director Martha Stephens embark on a love story so subtle, it isn’t really a love story at all. In some hands, that would be intriguing. Here, however, it’s just lukewarm. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 23, 2020
It’s always nice to see characters break free, but you need to care whether they do. One insurmountable problem with this story is that Iris just isn’t interesting enough and certainly not developed enough either as a character or in terms of the performance. Read full review
50
The PlaylistJordan RuimyApr 7, 2020
The meaningful topics of female sexual expression, repression, and desire for acceptance that “To the Stars” portrays are relevant, but it’s a shame they’re not more poignant and persuasive. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyApr 7, 2020
To the Stars needn’t have taken itself so seriously, but the fact that it ultimately does is exactly what turns it from a potentially charming, bittersweet fable to a pretentiously overblown yet undercooked Amerindie soap opera. Read full review
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