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Positive Reviews
42
Negative reviews
2
Average Rating
4.2
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3.0
Rocks isnt above giving the audiences guilt complex an extra twist of the wrench.
Variety
5.0
This tough but hopeful London coming of age story will fill your heart.
Time Out
5.0
But really, the improv type dialogue doesnt need to go anywhere or do anything to be hugely entertaining and watchable.
The Guardian
5.0
Its an anti hierarchical approach that has given this team effort an impressively authentic edge.
The Guardian
4.5
But theres nothing that a judicious spot of subtitling couldnt fix.
Screen Daily
4.5
This potent work about stolen childhood deserves attention because of the freshness of the cast and because it confirms that Gavron is a director to w ..
The Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Its a contemporary coming of age story that isnt quite like anything else in British cinema, and contains all the vibrancy, drama and joy of teenage l ..
Telegraph
5.0
In doing so its making history itself, and will be remembered as one of the great British films of this time.
5.0
With exuberant naturalism from its non professional actors, and a standout performance from Kosar Ali as Rockss best friend, the film covers the highs ..
The Globe And Mail
4.0
Rocks is a bona fide heartbreaker a film that never, for one second, feels anything less than real.
Radio Times
4.0
While an awkwardly shifting tone undermines the story, theres a certain goofy charm that makes it fun to watch.
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Directed by Sarah Gavron... its a gripping, beautifully acted slice of life story.
Daily Mail
5.0
Ideas of emancipation, identity and pushing ones own limits reverberate in this richly textured story of a modern London teenager forced to grow up be ..
Flim List
1.5
It doesnt lean on its fairytale vibe enough to become truly engaging.
Film Inquiry
4.5
Its a fascinating study of friendship, and one of the most respectful, heartfelt and authentic looks at adolescence in quite some time.
Flickering Myth
5.0
Its as enjoyable as it is powerful and feels organic in its portrayal of Britain at its most delightfully multi cultural.
Flickering Myth
3.8
Rocks is a film that accomplishes to be very fun and profound at the same time.
Flim Threet
4.0
There is, too, a magnetic sense of sisterhood among the culturally varied girl group.
The Irish Times
4.5
I dont need you, Rocks declares, but shes just a child trying to take care of another child.
Pajiba
4.0
Instead Rocks steadfastly occupies its own space as the great British coming of age story for 2020.
Hey U Guys
3.0
Rocks is more interested in painting a truthful, colorful portrait of modern London girlhood than in scripting another melodrama.
The Play List
5.0
As a rich and authentic study of teen experience Rocks is one of the most important films to come out this year, yet avoiding narrative cliche and sen ..
Cine Vue
4.0
Verdict Rocks is a heartbreaking and heartwarming British coming of age drama that boasts an excellent ensemble of young performers, particularly lead ..
Mirror
4.0
Bakray isnt a black face in a white story there is space for cultural nuance.
Lw Lies
4.5
Its a film of great empathy and love, as Gavron champions and protects the sheer resilience on show.
Lw Lies
4.0
The whole movie has the... sense of deftly controlled chaos, powered not by screenwritten speeches but the unpredictable, unmistakable rhythm of real ..
Ft
5.0
Shes treading on Ken Loach territory Cathy Come Home comes to mind but theres none of Loachs nagging finger wagging.
The Arts Desk
4.0
Informative and moving and thoroughly entertaining, Rocks should by all rights be a breakout hit with its immensely likeable cast and propulsive, invo ..
One Room With A View
3.0
The end result is lurid and pretentious, but entertaining in its own self consciously depraved way.
Scots Man
4.5
A lovely, persuasive, and heartfelt film about teenage friendships and what family really means.
Original Cin
1.5
Bakray holds her own as Rocks but the movie doesnt give audiences much of a reason to care for her.
Culture
4.5
This isnt the first time mom has taken off at the drop of a hat, but Shola remains confident that shell return when shes ready.
The Gate
5.0
When combined with the talented cast, the result is an engaging coming of age film that doesnt shy away from the struggles of real life.
Flick Feast
5.0
Indeed, for much of the film youll wonder if its documentary rather than fiction.
Metro News
4.5
Rocks is an exceptional film that is equally beautiful and heart wrenching without ever feeling manipulative.
That Shelf
3.5
Gavrons greatest achievement ... the naturalness, the charm and the empathy she draws from these youths, many of whom are not professional actresses.
4.5
Sarah Gavron: Yeah, hes now got a music credit, and hes very chuffed about it.
Seventh Row
4.0
Rocks is a film about the joy, resilience and spirit of girlhood.
Dogandwolf
4.0
Rocks is a moving tale that is elevated by its beautiful cinematography and cast chemistry.
4.5
Its a rare film that proffers an authentic insight into the lives of young girls.
Cineuropa
5.0
Gavron has given us a strong, courageous and celebratory portrayal of contemporary British girlhood.
The Jewish Chronicle
4.5
It must be said in its favor that it has freshness and sincerity in its portrait of solidarity as something that unites those marginalized young women ..
La Jornada
4.5
Beautiful shot and richly toldRocks is an incredibly moving and powerful film about Black girl magic, sisterhood and realizing when its OK to say you ..
Stylecaster
4.5
Its a weighty film told with an incredible lightness of touch, with unparalleled depth and heart.
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