Winter Boy
Edition Salzgeber | Release Date (Streaming): April 28, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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75
Slant MagazineDerek SmithApr 25, 2023
Christophe Honoré’s film tackles grief in a subtle, intriguingly indirect manner. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMay 2, 2023
Ultimately, this film celebrates living — including the part that includes taking big swings and making terrible mistakes. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDevika GirishApr 27, 2023
Winter Boy shines when it allows its actors to quietly play out family dynamics, with Lacoste, Binoche and especially Kircher wearing the many shades of grief with effortless, endearing naturalism. Read full review
58
The PlaylistChristian GallichioMay 5, 2023
In digging up what seems to be his own personal history, Honoré doesn’t trust the audience fully to fill in those silences. Read full review
50
The Film StageAlistair RyderApr 27, 2023
Ultimately, Winter Boy becomes too much of a broad, all-encompassing exploration of grief within a coming-of-age tale, ringing trite while it should be personal. It’s undeniably heartfelt, but the most moving moments are rooted within Lucas’ home life; in straying from this it feels uncomfortably generic. Read full review
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