Young Bodies Heal Quickly
| Release Date: February 27, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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91
The PlaylistGabe ToroFeb 22, 2015
Young Bodies Heal Quickly is a haunting film, mostly because the title remains forever in doubt. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldFeb 26, 2015
Some of the deadpan moments and more fraught exchanges don’t really come off. But all in all, it’s one curious, and furious, escapade. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlFeb 24, 2015
Even in its longueurs Young Bodies yields beauty and surprise, and there are inklings of some grand conception, even among scenes that feel haphazardly chosen. Read full review
70
The New YorkerRichard BrodyFeb 22, 2015
Betzer’s view of the family’s pathologies goes far beyond troubled nature and lack of nurture to probe haunted American landscapes. Violence and tenderness, piety and crime unite in a terrifying tangle of stunted emotions. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsFeb 22, 2015
Betzer's title suggests a hardy spirit and the resilience of childhood; the story, which unfolds in elliptical but often intriguing chapters, indicates the healing might be a little more complicated and difficult. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineCarson LundFeb 22, 2015
Its lack of dramatic specificity places it in a precarious middle ground between exacting character study and ethereal parable. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyFeb 25, 2015
One part inspiration to two parts exasperation, Andrew T. Betzer’s debut feature, Young Bodies Heal Quickly, is an initially arresting road trip for some off-the-wall characters that takes its sweet time going nowhere in particular. Read full review
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