Short Movie
by Laura Marling
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 48
  3. Negative: 3 out of 48
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  1. princesaetro
    Mar 24, 2015
    8
    One of the best female albums of the year, at least so far. Vocally, amazing. Lyrically, well enhanced with breathtaking passages. Only sins in one or two lost tracks...
  2. Muddsjr
    Mar 28, 2015
    9
    It's debatable whether it's Marling's best album or not, they're all fabulous in their own respects. Personally, I've loved her third and arguably most challenging album A Creature I Don't Know above all, but simultaneously, Short Movie, as of any of her albums, is a new step, and it's a deep, beautiful and emotional experience from the first track on. It's a nine for now. I might changeIt's debatable whether it's Marling's best album or not, they're all fabulous in their own respects. Personally, I've loved her third and arguably most challenging album A Creature I Don't Know above all, but simultaneously, Short Movie, as of any of her albums, is a new step, and it's a deep, beautiful and emotional experience from the first track on. It's a nine for now. I might change my mind later. But what the heck. It's not her first album to hold that 'classic' feeling.… Expand
  3. longjetty7
    Apr 6, 2015
    6
    This is an alright album, but it could have been better. The first three songs have a strong percussive drive to them that made me excited for the rest of the album, but after that a lot of the songs are slower and sometimes boring. I think Laura is very talented, and when shes good she's REALLY good, but I wish the album had more consistency. It starts off fast paced and ends with aThis is an alright album, but it could have been better. The first three songs have a strong percussive drive to them that made me excited for the rest of the album, but after that a lot of the songs are slower and sometimes boring. I think Laura is very talented, and when shes good she's REALLY good, but I wish the album had more consistency. It starts off fast paced and ends with a lingering feel that makes it seem a bit lopsided.

    Highlights: Warrior, False Hope, Gurdjieff's Daughter    … Expand
  4. NickolasM
    Mar 27, 2015
    9
    Even if I insist on my first statement about her second album, I have to say that every Laura Marling project is multilayered, truthful and simple (not simpleminded though). Her constant craving to be stronger as a songwriter never lets anyone down and that's something to start with if you have not yet listened to her songs - she tries. And she tries really hard.
    Read the whole review    Even if I insist on my first statement about her second album, I have to say that every Laura Marling project is multilayered, truthful and simple (not simpleminded though). Her constant craving to be stronger as a songwriter never lets anyone down and that's something to start with if you have not yet listened to her songs - she tries. And she tries really hard.
    Read the whole review here: http://www.anartcalled.blogspot.gr/2015/03/laura-marling-short-movie.html    … Expand
  5. CamdenRendell
    Jan 29, 2018
    7
    There is a reason why this album has such great reviews. Because it is a great album!

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. No Ripcord
    Apr 20, 2015
    80
    Most of Short Movie lingers over energetic yet contemplative sounds, which Marling then pairs with her voice, an instrument as soothing as it is commanding, and every lyric is delivered with a kind of conversational cadence that hints at a slight curl in the corners of Marling’s lips.
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Apr 7, 2015
    89
    It’s Marling’s sense of immediacy that makes Short Movie so evocative.
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  3. Record Collector
    Apr 3, 2015
    60
    At times the full band arrangements bring more muscle than we’re used to hearing from her, but songs such as Divine and the closing Worship Me are certainly in the vein of what’s come before.
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