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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearMovies about children fending for themselves are predicated on pushing prepubescent despair into viewers' faces, which only makes this Swedish film's graceful mixture of terror and transcendental girl power that much more impressive.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoOne of the most beautiful per formances I've seen this year is given by Blanca Engstrom in the Swedish coming-of-age charmer The Girl.
- 70Village VoiceElla TaylorVillage VoiceElla TaylorGorgeously framed by cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, the Turner-esque beauty of the landscape at harvest time only adds to the creepiness as the Girl makes do, makes friends, and then unravels in the most creative ways.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAs tadpoles morph into frogs, and fears are conquered, The Girl delivers a satisfying, sun-dappled fable about the kindness of strangers and the cruelty of peers.
- 60Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe result is a kind of quiet Scandinavian cousin (OK, twice removed) to "Home Alone," in which patient viewers will find sporadic rewards.