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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterPlaying an emotionally burdened small-town Catholic priest in culturally isolated 1950s Ireland, Martin Sheen does his best work since "The West Wing" in Thaddeus O'Sullivan's Stella Days.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThanks to its understated elegance and surpassing central performance, this modest, too-eagerly schematic period drama is more engrossing than it has a right to be.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayStella Days' strongest asset is Sheen.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisRelaxed performances and pillow-soft photography compensate somewhat for the story's narrow ambitions, but they're not enough to invigorate a movie that clearly would rather charm than challenge.
- 38New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithSheen's throwback portrayal is appealing enough, but flat characters, dull revelations and uninvolving complications make this deliberately small film feel nearly microscopic.