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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangBeautifully shot, touchingly performed and delivered with a thrillingly atmospheric sense of place, Heartstone lets us meditate on these themes during that long last summer, when childhood seems like it’s going to extend, agonizingly, forever, only for it to be snapped abruptly away like a shout on the wind.
- 80Screen DailySarah WardScreen DailySarah WardAffecting as well as perceptive in how it intimately depicts the awkward blossoming of youth, Heartstone wades into the crowded coming-of-age genre with just the right amount of confidence, compassion and clear-eyed style.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDespite its need for serious narrative compression, this remains an emotionally authentic, often poignant look at growing up and growing aware.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySensitive performances from the young cast ensure that the story ultimately acquires poignancy, and the arresting physical setting helps disguise the familiarity of some of its coming-of-age signposts.
- 60VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgeSympathetic as Thor’s journey to awareness is, Heartstone’s languid, rollingly repetitive storytelling never quite justifies its weighted focus on his character at the expense of his friend’s more active anguish; a more judicious edit could place both in sharper relief.