Unicorn Store

Name: Unicorn Store
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: April 5, 2019
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Annaleigh Ashford, Bradley Whitford, Brie Larson, Emily Robinson, Hamish Linklater

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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 5, 2019 | TV-PG

Starring: Annaleigh Ashford, Bradley Whitford, Brie Larson, Emily Robinson, Hamish Linklater, Joan Cusack, Karan Soni, Mamoudou Athie, Martha MacIsaac, Mary Holland, Ryan Hansen, Samuel L. Jackson, Susan Park

Summary: A woman named Kit receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.

Director: Brie Larson

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 92 min

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Christopher Machell

Mar 19, 2019

A super sweet, affecting comedy with a magical premise and a terrific central performance from Larson herself. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Mar 19, 2019

Larson navigates through a cute story’s clear limitations to deliver a film that’s often quite funny, even if it sometimes flirts with being cringe-worthy. Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

While the film may not entirely hang together, the stakes are low, and its bright spots point toward a promising future for the behind the camera talent. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Apr 4, 2019

The world, the movie seems to be saying, expends a lot of energy on blithely incoherent messages to women, based on half-baked ideas rather than their actual experiences. As it turns out, Unicorn Store does the same thing. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Apr 8, 2019

The message here is that there’s no one-size-fits-all formula for adulthood, but the film doesn’t bear it out. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Mar 19, 2019

As a film-maker, Larson shows promise, and as a comic actor she shows genuine talent. With a less affected, more genuine script, Larson could star in and direct a great comedy. Unicorn Store is not it. Read full review

Wes Greene

Apr 1, 2019

Brie Larson’s directorial debut is nothing so much as a series of quirks. Read full review

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douglasadams

Apr 6, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unicorn Store is a mystical movie with surprising amount of depth in it.
From the surface it feels odd and weird and definitely isn't a movie for everyone.
But for those who it is, it's truly a magical movie.

Brie Larson's approach certainly is unique and definitely self-conscious. Every second of the Unicorn Store was thought out to serve as a little piece in a larger whole and the end result is an emotional story of personal growth.

That being said, Unicorn Story isn't a movie for everyone. In a way it's an adventure movie made for adults with highly specific themes to go through, and for those who these themes don't bring any emotions, it can be too much to grasp or nothing to grasp at all - resulting in an experience that doesn't bring anything to the table. Nevertheless, it's a masterpiece built with attention to detail creating a feeling that world has much more to it than being a piece of machinery with replaceable parts.… Expand

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Lia_C

Jan 7, 2021

Incredible and relatable. It's current and a perspective on "growing up" that we don't usually get to see in coming of age movies. We don't have to stop believing and relinquish the magic of life to be an adult. Fun, quirky and magnetic. Great performances flourish under a great director andIncredible and relatable. It's current and a perspective on "growing up" that we don't usually get to see in coming of age movies. We don't have to stop believing and relinquish the magic of life to be an adult. Fun, quirky and magnetic. Great performances flourish under a great director and that happened here.… Expand

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bfoore90

Dec 17, 2019

The Unicorn Store isnt anything groundbreaking, but it's watchable and sweet.

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SuperJez

Apr 7, 2019

Muddled and incoherent. "Whimsy" comes off as off more as belligerent annoyance.

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leaveit

Apr 12, 2019

How ironic that Larson's extreme intent for diversity, representation, and pulling Hollywood out of the writing rut that it's stuck in manifests in yet another Magical Negro movie. For those curious, a Magical Negro is a mentor or interloper, usually written by a white person, in a storyHow ironic that Larson's extreme intent for diversity, representation, and pulling Hollywood out of the writing rut that it's stuck in manifests in yet another Magical Negro movie. For those curious, a Magical Negro is a mentor or interloper, usually written by a white person, in a story about white folks, essentially taking the role of a "Manic Pixie Dream Girl." The white people are stuck in life and lack guidance until a kindly, usually elderly or disabled, black person (think Morgan Freeman's usual role or Whoopi's Guinan from Star Trek TNG) intervenes and shows them the magic of the world - because they are magical after all. The double implication of this movie's release on Netflix combined with the subject matter show that Larson and Jackson are veterans of the exploitation genre, and don't particularly actually care about advancing social justice through the medium of film.… Expand

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RowdyRafe

Apr 9, 2019

Bleh movie by a bland director and a bad actress. I feel bad for Samuel L. Jackson. Tries to appeal to the inner child and sense of sentimentality, but fails hard.

Go watch any other movie on Netflix.

8 of 9 users found this helpful81

Sankya

Apr 6, 2019

The worst kind of 'actor-turned director' film. Self-indulgent and made with the naive earnestness of a 4 year old. Brie Larson is a boring, vanilla actress but a downright terrible director. This is what movies looks like when you remove risk, controversy and any semblance of beingThe worst kind of 'actor-turned director' film. Self-indulgent and made with the naive earnestness of a 4 year old. Brie Larson is a boring, vanilla actress but a downright terrible director. This is what movies looks like when you remove risk, controversy and any semblance of being thought-provoking or original. And no, quirkiness is *not* originality. No amount of color and paint can cover-up how artistically beige this movie is.… Expand

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