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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA straightforward drama done with a maturity and conviction impressive for a first film.
- 78Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisThe gentle lift you feel in watching Defying Gravity is propelled by the earnestness of its emotions.
- 60Film.comJohn HartlFilm.comJohn HartlHas its clunky and wince-worthy moments, it does explore some new territory, and there are moments when it's quite fresh and moving.
- 40The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderPlods along, never catching dramatic fire, sometimes suffering from amateurish acting and often relying on its intrusive and treacly music to impart mood and rhythm.
- 40L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyAn exhaustingly melodramatic yarn...a sorely misguided attempt at tender, heartfelt realism, given a WB-glossy sheen and saddled with a script in which every line is the single most hackneyed thing the character could possibly say.
- 30Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimDenying Reality, more like. John Keitel's first feature is impossibly naive, even as smoothed-over coming-out tales go.