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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloKeenly observed, geographically specific portraits of adolescence are always welcome, but there’s definitely something to be said for charging the genre’s usual tender lyricism with an ever-present threat of life-altering violence.
- 80Village VoiceCalum MarshVillage VoiceCalum MarshThis is a film for which the landscape, both social and material, is paramount.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe foreclosure of possibilities provided by the use of the long take assists in the indictment of chauvinism and patriarchal brutality that underpin, directly and indirectly, many moments in the film.
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt’s a universal story that is also, by virtue of its very particular time and place, a singular experience.
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe two lead performances — Lika Babluani as Eka and Mariam Bokeria as Natia — are direct and unaffected, but also enigmatic in the way that nonprofessional screen acting can be in the hands of a sensitive director.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNew York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriIn Bloom feels, more than anything else, like a war movie.
- 63New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeIn terms of its outlook for young girls in Georgia, the movie title might as well be “Buried Alive.”
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfA cute suitor shows up at Natia’s side with the gift of a pistol (for her protection, he insists), and you wait in vain for it to go off. Rather, the fireworks come in last-act shouting bouts, sincere if slightly disappointing.
- 50The DissolveAndrew LapinThe DissolveAndrew LapinIt’s appropriately weighty and filled with loss-of-innocence undertones and some fun cultural detours, yet the film’s odd flatness makes it hard to invest in.