Wrinkles
GKIDS | Release Date: July 4, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyJul 2, 2014
Ignacio Ferreras's traditionally animated Wrinkles is a beautiful, subtle horror movie about the rigors of old age, made all the more horrifying because it will happen to all of us fortunate enough to live a long life. Read full review
100
The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungMay 23, 2014
An exceptional animated feature from Spain, Wrinkles imaginatively and sensitively explore one of the major issues confronting most of the developed world: how to look after senior citizens in a rapidly aging population. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 3, 2014
Unfolding in simple yet wonderfully expressive hand-drawn frames, the film’s unsparingly observant plot depicts the slide into senility with empathy and imagination. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJul 2, 2014
Ferreras is similarly frank, but heavy doses of humor and empathy, along with gorgeous hand-drawn animation, keep things from getting too morbid. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 23, 2014
This movie has the same desolate quality as Philip Larkin's poem The Building, and yet it is tender and lovable, too. Read full review
80
The TelegraphTim RobeyMay 23, 2014
It’s a compact and obliquely moving film, deftly constructed to let the dying of the light arrive, not as sunset, but a kind of dawn. Read full review
80
Total FilmEmma JohnstonMay 23, 2014
Its shuffling pace and basic animation all add to the heartbreak as the protagonists slowly unravel, even as they fight to keep a grip. Read full review
80
VarietyJonathan HollandMay 23, 2014
Although nothing here quite matches the moving, life-in-five-minutes montage in Pixar’s “Up,” one swooping flashback sequence comes very close. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartJul 1, 2014
The film doesn’t wallow in grief; it’s a thoughtful and nuanced portrait of a stage of life we often choose not to see. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineWes GreeneJul 1, 2014
In its visionary dream and flashback sequences, the film becomes a comment on the rapidly diminished state of traditional animation. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie ErrigoMay 23, 2014
An unsparing look at the winter of life, salted with humour and emotion. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerJul 5, 2014
Ultimately, though, Wrinkles doesn’t offer the aesthetic rewards necessary to make its sad material compelling. Read full review
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