Beans
FilmRise | Release Date: November 5, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Film ThreatAlex SavelievMar 23, 2021
It feels timely and urgent, and its phenomenal young heroine ensures it doesn’t become overly mawkish, preachy, or prosaic. Read full review
83
IndieWireJude DryNov 6, 2021
In Beans, Deer has transformed the most painful experience of her life into a vital human story, while holding an unflinching mirror up to the racism and discrimination indigenous communities still face to this day. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 6, 2021
Deer has made a richly-detailed debut feature about an ugly piece of Canadian history, and it’s to her credit that she lets young heroine see the escalation from both sides, and lets the viewer see what this does to her. Read full review
83
Original-CinThom ErnstJul 21, 2021
Beans is an ambitious film that, for the most part, works. It extends its efforts to reach a larger audience, but the story it tells is easy to admire. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comNick AllenNov 5, 2021
With its coming-of-age and its historical context, Beans concerns ideas of pain and conflict, but it’s too timid to really engage those ideas, to honor their discomfort aside from how horrific discrimination is (a few scenes of the family being ambushed by racist Canadian citizens are upsetting, but played too directly for tears). Read full review
90
Screen DailyNikki BaughanNov 8, 2021
Tracey Deer’s feature debut Beans vibrates with ferocious anger and righteous pride. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeNov 6, 2021
A specifically French-Canadian and Native coming-of-age story that’s heavy handed in some ways and delicate in others. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakNov 6, 2021
Violence becomes both a weapon and a tool throughout the proceedings while words do the same since both must sometimes be wielded as the former in order to be successful as the latter. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzNov 6, 2021
When Beans works, it resonates deeply. And when it doesn’t, it’s not a tragedy – just evidence of a filmmaker finding what works for her voice and vision, and what might work better for an anticipated follow-up. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenSep 22, 2020
Mohawk director Tracey Deer, who lived through the violent 78-day conflict as a 12-year-old, has made a film that's eye-opening. Beyond her firsthand understanding of indigenous people's struggles, she's keenly attuned to girlhood growing pains — well captured in the expressive and engaging performance by Kiawentiio, leading a strong cast. Read full review
80
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeNov 8, 2021
This is the first fictional film directed by the documentarian Tracey Deer, and she brings a good eye for which characters might make a compelling story. Read full review
90
TheWrapRonda Racha PenriceNov 5, 2021
Deer, a rare filmmaker of Mohawk descent, portrays in Beans the hope and love that help people thrive in the face of such hatred. Read full review
90
VarietyGuy LodgeNov 8, 2021
Beans is a thoughtful, stirring reflection by someone who survived it all, quietly demanding acknowledgement not just of her land, but of her life. Read full review
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