Tove
| Release Date: June 4, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Screen DailyAllan HunterDec 17, 2020
Tove has great charm, craft and a warming glow. Read full review
80
VarietyAlissa SimonDec 17, 2020
Marking her fifth feature, Bergroth flexes her considerable cinematic powers, conjuring vibrantly expressive visuals and confident performances from her talented cast, especially the petite theater thesp Pöysti, who excels in her first leading film role and strongly resembles the real Tove. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonJun 1, 2021
Poysti’s subtle, layered performance conveys Tove’s complex dilemma with sweetness and pain. This is a portrait not of a lady on fire, but of a woman struggling to strike the match. Read full review
70
The New YorkerAnthony LaneJun 2, 2021
Whereas Cruella sent me back to Dodie Smith, as a blessed escape from what Disney has done to her creations, Tove dispatched me down a rabbit hole, or through a Moomin door. I recommend the trip. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinDec 17, 2020
Along the way, parallels with key characters from the children's stories and their adventures are gestured at vaguely. But the film doesn't particularly require in-depth knowledge of Moominism and can be enjoyed for its bright performances, on-point costumes and sets, and empathic portrait of young love. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Simran HansJul 11, 2021
Alma Pöysti is luminous as Jansson, bringing to life her playful, pleasure-seeking artist’s spirit. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesTara BradyJul 9, 2021
This is a rather conventional artist’s biopic for an unconventional person and it’s a film that ends as suddenly (and frustratingly) as it begins. Read full review
60
EmpireLiz BeardsworthJul 9, 2021
A solid if slight look at the quicksilver, complex character behind one of children’s literature’s most beloved creations. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeJul 8, 2021
Where biopics often end up with a cardboard-tasting blandness, the focus on Jansson’s interior world gives this film moments that really come to life. Read full review
40
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeJun 3, 2021
The soft-focus cinematography is beautiful but drippy, and this general tendency toward mushy melodramatics presents an unflattering contrast to the sharp-lined vivacity that Jansson brought to the page. Read full review
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