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Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyManuel BetancourtVarietyManuel BetancourtSlow reveals itself to be quite a tender portrait of love and companionship, of what our bodies yearn and want in others, and how we could do well to upend the stories we tell each other about living and loving another.
- 88Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithSlow steadfastly remains a character-driven piece, homing in on the intricacies of its protagonists’ psychologies and engaging with their subtle emotional shifts as they become more intimate with one another.
- 88RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiRogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiInstead of piling on contrivances and cheap psychology to move the story along, Kavtaradze keeps "Slow" situated in a refreshingly human level, respecting the intelligence of her characters and the audience.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI took the film not as any sort of design for living, or facile explanation of anything, but as a design for communicating — honestly, humanely, painfully, sometimes — for the good of whatever relationships yours happen to be.
- 60The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaThe New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaGrineviciute and Cicenas, however, give depth to a story that becomes stuck on the sorrows of the couple’s discrepancies.
- 60The GuardianThe GuardianElena and Dovydas’s relationship unfolds at a gentle, unhurried pace, their growing attraction indicated by small details – coy glances, long, loaded pauses between conversation – that reward attentive viewing.
- 58IndieWireWilson ChapmanIndieWireWilson ChapmanCicėnas and Grineviciute are both strong actors, each conveying their character insecurities and vulnerabilities with nuance, but their chemistry together isn’t quite enough to paper over the cracks in the movie’s love story
- 50The Film StageEthan VestbyThe Film StageEthan VestbyIn shying away from more specific anxieties of modern love, one can’t help but think of all the things it’s avoiding in general by pushing the onscreen relationship to more interesting places. If anything, this film should feel like a call to filmmakers to make their work less boring.