Waiting for the Light to Change
| Release Date: October 20, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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2
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2
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0
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75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzOct 23, 2023
The twenty-something drama Waiting for the Light to Change is an impressive debut from director-cowriter Linh Tran. Set in a Michigan lake house during winter, it's a minimalist youth drama with lakefront atmosphere, a controlled, at times minimalist directorial style, and a cast that approaches the material with disarming naturalism. Read full review
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Paste MagazineKathy Michelle ChacónOct 18, 2023
Although the shooting style enhances the realism, the characters often struggle to reach the point of complete personhood. This shortcoming goes beyond direction, and can occasionally be felt on a narrative level. Read full review
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The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanOct 19, 2023
In her feature debut, Tran is intermittently successful at capturing the listlessness that defines that liminal space between adolescence and adulthood; as “Waiting” progresses, malaise envelops her characters like the gray fog over the shoreline. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreOct 18, 2023
I liked the tone and the limited arcs the characters play out. Up to a point. Scenes are smartly conceived and well-played. But I don’t care how much or how little the film cost. There isn’t much going on here, and even some of that isn’t explained on the screen between the opening shot and the closing credits, which is where it counts. Read full review
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