63
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe film isn’t always subtle, and like much of the director’s work it sometimes teeters on melodrama . . . But it’s also undoubtedly moving.
- 70Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyTaut, no-frills execution – notwithstanding some gorgeous but altogether untouristic landscape photography by Jeanne Lapoirie – helps to foreground the performances poignantly and compellingly.
- 70Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin ChangCorsini leans a little too hard on narrative convenience, but she also has a gift for illuminating everyday racism — the matter-of-fact microaggressions, the unspoken anxieties — in a story of youthful alienation and restlessness. Whenever believability falters, Corsini and her fine actors manage to pull you back in.
- 60CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleHomecoming gives an empathetic portrait of a family in a phase of change. Girls are becoming women; a mother is beginning to return to life. It has the promise of a prelude.
- 50IndieWireEsther ZuckermanIndieWireEsther ZuckermanThe result is a movie that registers as slight by its end, despite the talent found within its confines. What is nonetheless evident, however, is that Bemba and Gohourou are worth watching as they go forward in their careers.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe performances are very strong, and there’s a great sisterly relationship between Bemba and Gohourou; they deserved a more substantial story.