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Where the Crawdads Sing
2022
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Positive Reviews
22
Negative reviews
26
Average Rating
2.6
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2.0
How many In an archival interview, Cohen claims even he doesnt know.
The Reveal
1.5
Where the Crawdads Sing is just a handsome looking and well acted movie that, thanks to a shoddy screenplay and direction, is an absolute chore to sit ..
Wion
1.5
Kya certainly doesnt get that kind of compassion from the other locals.
Keith & the Movies
3.0
Ultimately Where the Crawdads Sings serves an audience hankering for 90s nostalgia.
4.5
the film tells its tale of abandonment, poverty, abuse, and murder in such a placid manner, smoothing over any possible rough edges, that it is bereft ..
Midnight East
3.5
Where the Crawdads Sing does its source material justice with an affecting adaptation delicately directed by Olivia Newman and dutifully led by Daisy ..
Loud and Clear Reviews
2.0
Edgar Jones easygoing allure isnt enough to bind Where the Crawdads Sing together, though, leaving the film a generic, dull outing.
1.5
For a film about a brave woman whos grown up in the wild, living by her own rules, Where the Crawdads Sing is unusually tepid and restrained.
Rogerebert
3.5
She doesnt go to school and has taught herself about the natural world of animals, insects, and plants.
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
The memorable character portrait is well aided by superb performances by both the actors essaying Kya Jojo Regina as the little Kya and Daisy Edgar Jo ..
FilmiBeat
1.0
Edgar Jones certainly doesnt skimp on the doe eyed naivete post Normal People and Fresh, theres a real danger of her being boxed into these kinds of w ..
Independent
4.5
But theres not much substance to this quasi Gothic melodrama beyond vague squeakings about the cruelties of 20th century American civilization.
Decider
1.5
Sadly, theres little else to discuss in terms of craft accomplishments.
The Wrap
1.5
Based on controversial author Delia Owens popular novel, when the dialogue isnt sanitizing abuse and rape, its waxing poetic about sea creatures, gras ..
New York Post
4.5
She is able to sell the nature loving reclusive artist quite convincingly but its the supporting cast that doesnt seem to be on the same page.
Hindustan Times
2.0
This cinematic version, produced by Reese Witherspoons Hello Sunshine, unfortunately doesnt succeed in meeting them.
Empire
2.0
In the end, Newmans work doesnt succeed in saying anything that hasnt been said more effectively elsewhere, and its impressive elements simply make th ..
Eye For Film
4.0
Where The Crawdads Sing is worth taking the risk. Youll be pleasantly surprised.
Flim Threet
1.5
In a way, thats apt for an adaptation of a novel with both an outlandish plot and a troubling backstory.
The Atlantic
4.5
The net effect doesnt qualify as a showstopper, and frankly even with the books popularity, at this point launching such a film theatrically feels lik ..
Cnn
3.5
Apart from gorgeous visuals of the North Carolina bayou and a committed performance by Daisy Edgar Jones, Where the Crawdads Sing is a muddle through ..
Scroll
3.0
Taking the time machine back to 1968 isnt the only rewind on offer here.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.0
Where The Crawdads Sing is the shallow prettification of the same titled 2018 novel by Delia Owens that has sold more than 12 million copies.
Straits Times
3.0
The misguided idealistic tale balks over issues like rejection and survival.
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
0.0
A marsh doesnt see death as tragedy necessarily, and certainly not as sin.
The Indian Express
1.5
However, that doesnt excuse the films clumsy framing device, bizarre pacing, and underwhelming focus.
Mash Able
1.5
One doesnt have to have loved Delia Owenss debut novel to see why it has appealed to countless readers.
Vulture
4.5
While its commendable how the film tells a pivotal message against social exclusion and frivolous complexities of modern society, doesnt it dig deeper ..
The Hindu
1.5
Ordinarily, Id say Where the Crawdads Sing is pretty mediocre fare, succeeding neither as a thriller nor a romantic drama while trying to walk a tight ..
Parent Previews
1.5
Kya doesnt go to school because the other kids bully and tease her.
Saportare Port
3.3
Where the Crawdads Sing is a thought provoking film, which could have easily just been another glossy movie without substance but instead it is an eng ..
Iol Co Za
3.0
Despite its predictable twist and an age discrepancy concerning the deceaseds wife, this film is worthy for its reflexion on toxic ties.
1.5
Sadly Where The Crawdads Sing becomes bogged down in courtroom drama tropes to truly sing in its own right.
Flick Feast
1.5
A marsh doesnt see death as tragedy necessarily, and certainly not as sin.
MSN
1.0
It is so predictable that the filmmakers dont even waste time showing what happened.
Flickering Myth
4.5
As the storys heroine tells us, thats WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING (though its not an animated musical).
We Are Movie Geeks
4.5
Where the Crawdads Sing is a beautifully haunting story of one girls quiet resilience in a film that floats across multiple genres: thriller, romance ..
Exclaim!
4.5
Theres an anti climatic feeling halfway through the film and youre never truly satisfied, no matter how hard you really want to like Daisy Edgar Jones ..
PINKVILLA
2.0
It doesnt take long before they as well as most of the townsfolk suspect Kya Clark (Edgar Jones) is the murderer.
Casey's Movie Mania
4.5
This isnt necessarily a bad thing, but rather a warning so that you know what youre getting yourself into.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.5
This isnt a John Grisham courtroom thriller, and the mystery is left rather open ended in Lucy Alibars script.
film-authority.com
1.5
Not much could ever come along to complicate a film thats too comfortable in its own shallow skin to do so.
High on Films
1.5
Where the Crawdads Sing should be titled Where the Crawdads Sleep Lets get it out of the way, the movie doesnt work.
Hidden Remote
4.5
Daisy Edgar Jones dominates this role, she has the gift of reflecting any feeling without practically raising an eyebrow.
1.5
The style reminded me of, among many silly things, the sensory schmaltz of Pearl Harbor (sans the war).
News9 Live (India)
1.5
Unlike its lead star though, Where the Crawdads Sing fails to bring the intensity that its story that it so dearly requires.
Digital Trends
4.5
Now, if youve read the book, I dont have to tell you that the male audience isnt the target audience for this film.
0.5
Im not talking about having genre preferences thats fine, weve all got em.
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