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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe movie contains no non-diegetic music and even limits major camera movement to a relatively small handful of scenes. Nothing distracts from the tender wisdom of its unimpeachably unsentimental gaze and the vividness of its very specific New England milieu.
- 100IndieWireEsther ZuckermanIndieWireEsther ZuckermanThere is nothing artificial here, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t mystery. It’s the mystery of people and their unusual behaviors and the way they can flit in and out of our lives and our consciousness.
- 100Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonJanet Planet is alive with possibility, not just for the youngster but also for the remarkable writer-director who announces her big-screen ambitions with stunning force.
- 91The PlaylistGregory EllwoodThe PlaylistGregory EllwoodWhen was the last time someone who has so mastered the stage – Baker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, mind you – crafted a directorial feature debut of such artistic confidence? A film that feels a million miles from the confines of a sterile theatrical setting. A movie that is creatively propelled more by a filmmaker’s eye than the words composed by a screenwriter.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIt’s striking proof of an original sensibility.
- 77Paste MagazineJesse HassengerPaste MagazineJesse HassengerThe many great scenes in Janet Planet underscore the frustrations of its few bad ones: Even an emotionally tumultuous childhood can be a lot more absorbing than the indulgences of the adult world.
- 75Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaAnnie Baker’s spare dialogue style remains intact, with each line revealing of character and mood.
- 45The Daily BeastNick SchagerThe Daily BeastNick SchagerOperates in a single, precious sub-Kelly Reichardt register, its every second marked by studied images, sounds and performances.