85
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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The Film StageEd FranklThe Film StageEd FranklThe chemistry between these two men is inescapable, their relationship growing almost imperceptibly, composed expertly in a nuanced script by Lee and unfussily filmed by director of photography Joshua James Richards (Songs My Brothers Taught Me).
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyGraced by its refreshingly frank treatment of gay sexuality, its casually expressive use of nudity, and its eloquent depiction of animal husbandry as a contrasting metaphor for the absence of human tenderness, this is a rigorously naturalistic drama that yields stirring performances from the collision between taciturn demeanors and roiling emotional undercurrents.
- 90Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganLee’s love for this hard land and the boy trapped in it – so fully embodied by young British actor Josh O’Connor – is unexpectedly moving and rich.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThis debut feature from Yorkshire-born actor and first-time director Francis Lee is tough, sensual, unsentimental, with excellent lead performances from Josh O’Connor and Alec Secareanu.
- 80CineVuePatrick GambleCineVuePatrick GambleAn empathetic depiction of two marginalised ways of life; God's Own Country is a deeply felt romance that harnesses the primal relationship between people and place.
- 67The PlaylistGregory EllwoodThe PlaylistGregory EllwoodWhile you know where “God’s Own” is going most of the way Lee finds a way to breathe new life into it (to a point).
- 45TheWrapDan CallahanTheWrapDan CallahanInstead of making us feel that these boys are meant to be together, God’s Own Country unintentionally suggests that Gheorghe should get himself to a city where his silky dark hair, bedroom eyes and developed aesthetic sense might be far better appreciated by others.