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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Britt-Marie Was Here is based on a novel by Fredrik Backman (A Man Called Ove), whose themes often include cranky people who isolate themselves and community sports that bring people together. Thankfully, he and director Tuva Novotny keep the characters astringent and his tone wry, so it never gets cuddly or cloying.
- 70The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeBritt-Marie Was Here is a relatively unchallenging yet ultimately pleasant watch.
- 60Arizona RepublicGarrett MitchellArizona RepublicGarrett MitchellBritt-Marie Was Here succinctly crams in plenty of overwrought tropes but maintains a sentimental heart with its prickly heroine. Is it revolutionary? Not by any means. But is every journey of self-discovery supposed to be?
- 50Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe film can’t quite surmount its fanciful conceit.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisThe most refreshing thing about the movie is having a more mature woman at the center of the action, and August knows not to overreach here. She is dryly funny, but also subtly affecting, and it’s a pleasure to watch her heart and mind slowly but surely open up to life’s possibilities.
- 50Washington PostWashington PostIt’s both a success and a shortcoming of Britt-Marie Was Here that the flashbacks to her younger years, and the discovery of what happened to her more free-spirited sister, represent the film at its fullest emotional capacity.
- 10Film ThreatFilm ThreatIts portrayal of Britt-Marie sometimes feels condescending, several of its plot turns make no sense, and its visuals add nothing that wasn’t already there in the original book.