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2019
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Positive Reviews
17
Negative reviews
7
Average Rating
3.1
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2.5
Towards the end, Clara takes a potentially wild narrative leapmaybe not on the level of this years Serenity, but closebut it doesnt have the nerve to ..
Rogerebert
2.5
The well acted Clara lacks clarity, and theres nothing worse than an out of focus telescope.
The Globe And Mail
4.5
A close encounter with the ineffable mysteries of both human relationships and the universe.
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
The writer director is, like his hero, so fascinated by the science that he loses the love story.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Clara is, in the end, an earnest misfire that squanders its various positive attributes...
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Has three Ms going for it music, message and Moxy. Whats missing is the other M magic! Still 3 out of 4 s not bad.
You Tube
3.8
The scientific aspect of Clara is well thought out and isnt a tease.
TV Fanatic
1.5
While the movies morose mysticism is tolerable enough, once Clara starts arguing for following feelings instead of data, it puts on its own tinfoil ha ..
The New York Times
0.5
Bogged down in endless philosophical and scientific discussions filled with technical jargon about such subjects as quantum entanglement, Clara forget ..
Hollywood Reporter
3.0
Working in a kind of cosmic Cameron Crowe mode, writer/director Sherman tries to mix the manic pixie dream girl genre with some considerably weightier ..
Now Toronto
1.5
It fails to envision a story, let alone a world, not built upon embattled loner clichs and exhausted gender stereotypes.
Straight
4.5
This isnt in a bad way but more or less of a what just happened way.
Solzy At The Movies
3.0
Kind of what youd get if you crossed Carl Sagans Contact with Erich Segals Love Story. A sophisticated story that wears its heart on its sleeve.
Original Cin
1.5
The film Clara has lots of fascinating real life science, and there are plenty of delicious astronomical visuals.
Sf Weekly
3.0
The push and pull between objectivity and intuition is interesting but overplayed to the point of exhaustion. The climax reaches for the stars, offeri ..
Richard Crouse
4.5
Moviegoers concerned about negative content need have few worries about Clara.
Parent Previews
1.5
With a more creative approach to science fiction, Clara would have benefited from a closer look at how women can be people, too.
Cinema Scope
3.3
Clara has a familiar story thats framed in a refreshing light thats easier to buy into than most efforts pitched at such a level.
The Gate
2.0
If wouldve...really embraced the idea of love beyond the cosmos instead of force feeding us science fiction mumbo jumbo, it might have registered on a ..
Sa Current
1.5
It does gain traction in its final 20 minutes, when Claras big reveal appears and pays off most of the previous hour, but that sacrifices actual emoti ..
The Coast
5.0
This combination creates an intimate and daring film experience that enraptures as easily and as powerfully as it fascinates.
Every Movie Hasalesson
3.0
With its story about hunting the universe for inhabitable planets, this is the filmic embodiment of that GIF of Eric Wareheim having his mind blown in ..
Exclaim!
4.5
The leads romantic trajectory mirrors the films scientific plot in a way that may not always feel organic but doesnt detract from the films charm.
Pop Culture Leftovers
4.0
Clara is a small but perfectly played movie that deserves to be singled out for praise, for an intelligent storyline, for a genuine interest in scienc ..
film-authority.com
5.0
Instead, like a pitch perfect slow dance of temperance, Clara soothes and satisfies even its most difficult challenges.
25YL (25 Years Later)
3.5
Ennis Esmers fast talking best friend, Dr. Charlie Durant, shines every second hes onscreen.
In The Seats
4.5
This is not to give short shrift to the work of Bellisario, whos divine and sublime as Clara, who knows nothing and everything simultaneously.
Critical Movie Critics
3.5
Just like other works of the genre, like Christopher Nolans Interstellar, provides storytelling that pays so much time to the science, while also prov ..
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