81
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenLoveling wisely avoids easy answers, and its deft mix of humor and melancholy never falters.
- 90VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeBrazilian director Gustavo Pizzi crafts a warm and wonderfully universal love story that comes across surprisingly unconventional for something so familiar.
- 82TheWrapSam FragosoTheWrapSam FragosoThe film is not alienating; it does not obfuscate its intentions. Pizzi knew what he wanted to make, and what he has made is a touching yarn about the pangs of familial maturation.
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganLoveling relies on the charm of its chaotic central family (an overweight son who insists on carrying a giant tuba around with him, for example) and the warmth of Teles to seduce and dazzle audiences into submission.
- 67The PlaylistGary GarrisonThe PlaylistGary GarrisonLoveling is often awkwardly paced and unintentionally directionless, which hampers some of the tension of the most important scenes. Which is a shame, because Teles as Irene is phenomenal and some of her finest moments feel squandered.