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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakIt can be a grueling experience considering the heavy subject matter, but there’s enough optimism to stave off boredom.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDespite Anna Schafer’s gripping performance in the lead role, this deeply personal effort is too narratively sluggish to sustain attention.
- 50VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerEmpathetic and yet ultimately too draggy to elicit much engagement with its paper-thin story, Elizabeth Blue proves at once well-intentioned and inert.
- 50Village VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimVillage VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimElizabeth inspires empathy, but it often feels like we’re being told to feel a certain way by being shown so much rather than being allowed to naturally warm up to her.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshThe film clearly comes from a place of deep knowledge about the intricacies of schizophrenia but has an unfortunate tendency to overexplain itself.