90
Metascore
24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternAll ups with no downs, it’s a motion picture in the truest sense of the term. I’ve never seen anything quite like it and I loved every one of its 72 minutes.
- 91The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWithout ever saying exactly what her heroine is thinking, Holmer captures a lot of what she’s feeling. And what Toni’s going through should be familiar to anyone who had an awkward puberty — which is to say, nearly everyone.
- 90Village VoiceBilge EbiriVillage VoiceBilge EbiriFor all the film's aestheticism, there's a clarity to this child's dilemma — conveyed ably by Hightower, who is a unique kind of actress.
- 83The Film StageJohn FinkThe Film StageJohn FinkThe Fits is a haunting psychological and philosophical portrait of childhood and socialization. Largely succeeding, the picture takes on a subject no less than the discovery of self: both the imagined and the real.
- 83ConsequenceAllison ShoemakerConsequenceAllison ShoemakerIt’s quiet and strange and simple. It’s also unforgettable, in ways that can be easily named and in others that can’t.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Fits is a lovely character portrait, abstract and yet highly evocative, given an other-worldly feel by deft use of slow-mo, sinuous tracking sequences and music that ranges from ambient drones to discordant strings and the percussive claps, clicks and stomps of the drill routines.
- 80Screen DailyDavid D'ArcyScreen DailyDavid D'ArcyIn a scant 72 minutes and in a few locations, Holmer has found a dignity in her appealing subjects, and a mystery.
- 80VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerEven at its conclusion, Holmer’s film refuses to provide easy answers regarding its meaning, instead using poised formal techniques to impart that which is not spoken — and, in the process, portends impressive things to come from its confident, capable director.
- 75Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaThis singular mix of character study and mysterious mood piece might not have come off quite so successfully if not for Royalty Hightower's internal performance.
- 67The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThe PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThere's vision here, clearly, and through the use of eye-catching frames and a standout score, "The Fits" works like magic as an experimental performance piece. As an engaging work of well-rounded cinema, however, there are more than a few missteps.