Woman Walks Ahead

  • 2018


MOVIE IS american retroactive different respectable feminist
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49 %
51 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 22
Negative reviews 11
Average Rating 2.9/5
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3.5
While some have argued Woman Walks Ahead is a white savior movie, the sorrowful awareness of the film is that it knows all too well about its privileg .. Den Of Geek
3.0
But if it doesnt exactly feel revelatory or deeply explored as a historical document, its still an intriguing story, capably told. EW
2.5
Woman Walks Ahead is too often one step behind in making us care. Rogerebert
3.0
At first hes an unpleasantly nasty, relentless racist, but in a powerful climactic scene, he reveals a complex backstory. Common Sense Media
2.0
Whites film doesnt work when it fudges history, but it completely stalls when it tries to condense it. Indie Wire
1.5
Whites film doesnt work when it fudges history, but it completely stalls when it tries to condense it. Indie Wire
3.5
The one thing White like so many well meaning directors doesnt seem to grasp is that Native Americans today face a challenge greater than lack of repr .. Variety
3.0
Woman Walks Ahead isnt solely concerned with Catherines awakeningit keeps the patronizing white savior trope that dents several otherwise watchable fi .. Time Out
3.0
Woman Walks Ahead isnt solely concerned with Catherines awakeningit keeps the patronizing white savior trope that dents several otherwise watchable fi .. Time Out
3.0
Woman Walks Ahead is a solidly crafted and well shot, if basically unchallenging film. The Guardian
1.9
As a character, Catherine Weldon suffers the same fate as Sitting Bull, having been reduced to a signifier of the filmmakers retroactive political cor ..
3.0
This is a film that grows more serious as it unfolds There is just enough grit in this wholesome history lesson to counteract a certain blandness in s .. Screen Daily
1.5
Theres wisdom and character built of experience on both sides, but it doesnt take the film to a level higher than one of respectable interest. The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
Its all ridiculously romanticized and self serving. But the performances are so good and Michael Eleys vistas, shimmeringly shot in New Mexico, are so .. The New York Times
4.0
Acclimating to life on a reservation proves difficult nonetheless. IGN
4.0
A portal into the Western frontier revealing the prevalence of racism and sexism. Spirituality And Practice
4.5
And the films feminist leanings are as refreshing as its landscape photography. Village Voice
3.0
Inches toward melodrama and dramatic overcrowding, weakening a previously intimate study of curiosity. Blu Ray
2.5
With the odds stacked against her, Weldon keeps tilting at windmills until shes noticed. Rolling Stone
0.5
The real issue, though, is that it confuses different types of oppression, and seems to propose that people whove experienced misogyny are uniquely qu .. Pop Matters
1.5
Though based on an empowering story, and containing two fine performances by both Michael Greyeyes and Jessica Chastain, its choppy pacing, unimposing .. Film Inquiry
3.5
Perceptively plaintive, recalling our Native American ethnic tragedy, made timely by the current agitation at Standing Rock. Susang Ranger
1.5
Woman Walks Ahead has good intentions, but its a narrow, unsatisfying point of view (cough, Hostiles, cough) weve seen too many times before. Pajiba
3.0
Well crafted, ably told and manages to connect with its earnest good intentions and desire to please. The Play List
4.5
Acclimating to life on a reservation proves difficult nonetheless. Ign
1.5
Its a shame because Im sure theres a great story to be told about Weldons time with Sitting Bull. Solzy At The Movies
1.5
This is a well intentioned but ultimately disappointing film thats perhaps afraid of its own subject. Film Journal International ..
3.3
Some viewers might think this film about a portrait artist and her subject evolves as the paint dries. Daily Film Fix
2.0
A strong film made from a weak premise that it cannot overcome, no matter how powerful the pedigree behind and in front of the camera. Spectrum Culture
2.5
Its a would be prestige picture that aims for something higher and misses. FanboyNation.com
4.5
Susanna White (Bleak House) directs with a deft hand, but Steven Knights (Peaky Blinders) disjointed script doesnt make her job easy. At Home In Hollywood
4.5
Nonetheless, Woman Walks Ahead has that ineffable airiness about it that Weldon is chasing, a breezy Sunday matinee feeling as a film that isnt weight .. Moveable Fest
3.5
All elements of the making of this movie come together to create a solidly entertaining moviegoing experience. Jackiek Cooper
1.5
Woman Walks Ahead doesnt accomplish all that it could, but its far from a bad film, or even a mediocre one. Citizen Damepod
3.5
Impressively skirts usual awkwardness of white privilege amidst suffering minorities...Sitting Bull (charismatic Michael Greyeyes)...in beautiful scen .. Mavens Nest
4.5
If it lacks the melancholy and bleakness of Yves Simoneaus HBO saga Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007), Whites atmospherically directed drama is a w .. The Culture Trip



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