78
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisUnguided by obvious story signposts, you slip from image to image, pulled along by their beauty (the digital cinematography is by Chris Dapkins) and by the dreamy, leisurely rhythms of the editing (by Seth Bomse).
- 90VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThe beauty of the footage is undeniable, and the aimlessness never overstays its welcome as the film documents that strange stretch in our lives when nothing seems to matter more than the present moment, suspended in a sort of idle immortality.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThroughout, the film's subjects convince us they're doing nothing more than being themselves, so much so that a cynical advisor told Sutton he should market his film as a documentary. That label would prepare potential viewers for Pavilion's lack of story, but it would make a lie of the movie's patient, finely drawn loveliness.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineGeorge Washington this isn't, but there's enough heft here that the comparison can be tastefully made.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-TimesPavilion is an odd thing: a movie that manages to be immersive without being about much of anything.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinWhat you see is pretty much what you get. Fortunately, what we see is often vivid and lovely.
- 70The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayThe lack of anything resembling a narrative at times makes Pavilion feel more like a demo-reel than a movie, but the fleeting moments Sutton has captured are so vibrant that they accumulate into something that hums.
- 60Time OutTime OutA ravishingly shot slice of teen-ness that eschews narrative altogether in favor of a moody, watchful wistfulness, this mild-mannered debut plays something like "Bestiaire" for contemporary slacker youth.