Breathe
Bleecker Street Media | Release Date: October 13, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
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11
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16
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaOct 19, 2017
Breathe is a valentine, but it's a valentine that is quite moving. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorOct 19, 2017
Serkis achieves a careful balance with a film that tastefully covers some delicate territory (their sex life; his right to die), avoids the maudlin and injects some surprising if not entirely successful comedy into the mix. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonOct 19, 2017
Garfield (“Hacksaw Ridge”) brings his usual boyish charm to the proceedings while allowing for the occasional burst of precisely calculated angst. Foy (Netflix’s “The Crown”) arguably has the more difficult role, hinting at Diana’s inner doubts while maintaining a sunshiny demeanor. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 19, 2017
Breathe is an inspirational story well told, but it’s essentially a paint-by-numbers biopic of a very deserving subject, with only a few bursts of stylistic flair and a couple of minor surprises at best. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedOct 17, 2017
A gallant performance by that wonderful and versatile young actor Andrew Garfield. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnSep 13, 2017
It’s a gorgeous, romantic drama that earns its emotional resonance without venturing beyond the most familiar beats. Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekOct 20, 2017
Cavendish would become a lifelong advocate for the disabled, and the film’s tone is at times overly reverential. But the actors carry the story ably. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlOct 19, 2017
The film lives up to its own characters’ thesis: that disability need not define a person — or even the film about that person. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 20, 2018
Actor Andy Serkis (“Black Panther”) steps behind the camera to direct here, and manages a genial, slow-moving and upbeat picture — for the middle acts. The first act courtship is strictly “Masterpiece Theater,” and the drawn-out third-act a grim different picture with an altogether different agenda. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliOct 19, 2017
Marking the directorial debut of Andy Serkis, it’s competently made but not exceptional. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversOct 13, 2017
Does the script by William Nicholson sometimes hit the sentiment pedal too hard? It does. But look at the tale it's telling. Read full review
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