Wish Me Away
Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Sam Adams
    May 30, 2012
    83
    While it's fascinating to observe the workings of the mammoth apparatus grafted onto an intensely personal decision, the movie's heart is the moments that take place in private (meaning, in this case, in front of only one camera).
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    Jun 1, 2012
    75
    The inspiring story of Chely Wright, the first major country singer to come out as gay. Her decision was a brave one since the world of C&W music is notoriously homophobic.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    Jun 15, 2012
    70
    Much like the image of Wright presented by the movie itself, Wish Me Away is graceful, sincere and heartfelt.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    May 31, 2012
    70
    This scrappy-slick confessional is a fascinating study in dualities.
  5. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Andrew Schenker
    May 30, 2012
    70
    What it lacks in artfulness, Wish Me Away makes up for in emotive force.
  6. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    May 31, 2012
    60
    This sympathetic documentary chronicles her decision to come out, which required a battle plan as extensive as the ones applied to the rest of her career.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Chuck Bowen
    May 30, 2012
    25
    The film is ultimately too concerned with courting the singer's fans to deliver anything more than a theatrical release of a very special episode of VH1's Behind the Music.

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