Touched With Fire
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: February 12, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzFeb 18, 2016
Where does creativity come from? And how do the lucky few who are touched by it make it last? Can they? Touched with Fire isn't a perfect study of the question, and it can't really provide a complete answer, probably because there isn't one. But thanks to Holmes and Kirby, it at least asks in a compelling way. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 9, 2016
The film embraces ambiguity in the end, with a coda that places Marco and Carla on the same level but not in the same place. The scene's unsettled but peaceful mood seems an honest reflection of its characters' lives. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFeb 17, 2016
There is no doubt the film is exquisitely felt, yet Touched With Fire often feels like a "David and Lisa" redux for the psychotropic drug era. Read full review
50
The PlaylistKimber MyersFeb 11, 2016
Unlike its protagonists, Touched with Fire never reaches either impressive highs or awful lows. It’s a film that is capably made in most respects, particularly in its acting and visuals, but it’s not truly successful. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerFeb 10, 2016
Yet as personal, well-performed, and sometimes lyrical as this material is, Dalio also has a peculiar way of making it all play like a public service announcement—like a feature commissioned for a mental-wellness convention. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartFeb 10, 2016
This well-intentioned drama — writer/director Paul Dalio has spoken publicly about his own struggles — veers into a common pitfall of films that portray mental illness: Romanticizing it. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianFeb 8, 2016
The film is a thinly dramatized series of arguments against, then ultimately in favor of the medication of bipolar disorder. Read full review
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