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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Film StageLeonardo GoiThe Film StageLeonardo GoiFor a film that seldom lets us step outside Andrew’s car, this is a most evocative, soul-replenishing journey; for one that just as rarely lets us look at its protagonist in the face, this is an astonishingly full-rounded, richly textured portrait of a life, epic in size and scope.
- 100The GuardianLuke BuckmasterThe GuardianLuke BuckmasterThis extraordinarily mundane film – a combination of words I’m fairly certain I’ve never used before – is a tremendous achievement and, in a subtle way, an amazing work of art.
- 90VarietyRichard KuipersVarietyRichard KuipersSkilfully creating an engaging and likable protagonist without fully showing his face until the three-hour running time has all but elapsed, David Easteal’s first feature is a thematically rich and quietly compelling portrait of a man at the crossroads.
- 80Screen DailyNeil YoungScreen DailyNeil YoungThe structure of The Plains is playful and idiosyncratic, rather than formalist or rigid.
- 70The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergFans of structural film, “Jeanne Dielman” and Google Maps will find much to treasure, even if the narrative elements — and occasional cutaways to imagery shot in a more remote area in western Victoria — upset the movie’s rigor and purposeful tedium.