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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenBetsy Brandt gives a compelling performance as the title character whose spirit is slowly breaking, a woman of the arts faced with a painful and personal manifestation of ambiguity.
- 70Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin ChangFor the most part, nothing about Claire in Motion seems overly calculated. It knows precisely where it’s going, but it’s also wise enough to leave that destination open-ended.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThose who seek neat narrative resolution to any mystery may leave underwhelmed. Still, the hard-won acceptance of uncertainty that Robinson and Howell allow their protagonist provides its own, more abstract satisfaction.
- 67IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandToo heavy-handed and clumsy to land with a real knockout punch, Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson’s second feature benefits immensely from the quietly moving work of its lead, Besty Brandt.
- 62TheWrapClaudia PuigTheWrapClaudia PuigClaire in Motion has an appealing stillness and intensity. It works as both a quiet, meditative study of grief and a muted examination of identity, but not as a compelling mystery.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisMs. Robinson and Ms. Howell have kitted out their movie handsomely, but there’s not enough story here or enough anything else, namely a persuasive psychological portrait of Claire, to make up for that lack.
- 50Village VoiceApril WolfeVillage VoiceApril WolfeHowell and Robinson go all-in on Claire’s measured mourning, and while it may be realistic, that detachment — along with a relentlessly clinical gray-tinged color palette — ultimately bogs down whatever momentum Claire in Motion might be working up to.
- 42ConsequenceRandall ColburnConsequenceRandall ColburnAny sense of mystery or suspense quickly dissipates as the film returns again and again to repetitive and terse exchanges between Claire and Allison, whose revelations aren’t as surprising as they’re probably intended to be.
- 38Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayThroughout, writer-directors Lisa Robinson and Annie J. Howell's film buckles under the weight of its symbolism.