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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 87Film.comDavid EhrlichFilm.comDavid EhrlichAn instantly and enduringly compelling documentary.
- 80Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThe real beauty of Maidentrip is how it downplays the go-for-glory aspect of the tale (this adolescent mariner’s aim is to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world) to focus on more earthly matters like the isolation and loneliness of the voyage or the lingering effects of the divorce that irrevocably shaped Dekker’s life.
- 80New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDirector Jillian Schlesinger’s documentary does a terrific job countering everyone’s assumptions. Maidentrip is a clear-eyed chronicle of Dekker’s record-breaking voyage. Think “All Is Lost,” but real, and with a teenage girl instead of Robert Redford (plus a very different ending).
- 75Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaA coming-of-age journey of self-realization, made immensely more involving by virtue of being seen through its subject's first-person perspective.
- 75New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartWhat the film lacks in plot twists it makes up for in sheer amazement.
- 75RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaRogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaSome have compared Maidentrip to a young female version of Robert Redford's "All Is Lost". But in Dekker's case, all seems to be found.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJillian Schlesinger’s first feature, made in collaboration with Dekker and composed largely of footage that the hardy adventurer shot herself, is both low-key and lyrical as it focuses on the mundane and the magnificent.
- 70The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasDekker knows who she is, what she wants to do, and how to get it done, and Maidentrip wisely sails off the tailwinds of her confidence and boundless curiosity.
- 60Village VoiceMichael NordineVillage VoiceMichael NordineSchlesinger seems in such a rush to guide us to the end unscathed that she sometimes loses sight of the small details that make this journey unique.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisBefore our eyes, Laura’s lengthening limbs and deepening introspection become the point of a movie that begins with a child and ends with a young woman.