Critic Reviews

• Cath Clarke, Time Out

  As drama, it's thin and unconvincing, but still, more McCrory please.

• Philip French, Observer [UK]

  The eroticism and passion are convincing and, for a while, Frankie's naivety is plausible. But the plotting is B-feature stuff ...

• Rich Cline, Contactmusic.com

  A riveting performance by Helen McCrory holds our attention even if this dramatic thriller suffers from efficient but bland direction and a script that fails to dig very far beneath the surface.

• Derek Malcolm, This is London

  As a love story it tells you a lot, thanks largely to the way McCrory shapes and underlines her part.

• Anna Coatman, Little White Lies

  Some interesting ideas are buried under a barrage of truisms.

• Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail [UK]

  The plot unfolds in politically correct directions, but it requires the leading lady to make idiotic choices throughout, which make no sense in the context of her intelligence.

• Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

  Right the way through to the fence-sitter of an ending, the movie looks like it was written by committee at a screenwriters' seminar.

• Antonia Quirke, Financial Times

  McCrory wears her pain well, as though from a lifetime of accumulated injuries. Disillusioned and weary, she carries the film.

• Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

  Flying Blind is worth seeing for a terrific performance from Helen McCrory, but the central relationship lacks chemistry and the script's refusal to flesh out its characters is ultimately frustrating.

• Neil Smith, Total Film

  Sex, suspicion and unmanned drones make for an intriguing mix ...

• David Parkinson, Empire Magazine

  A tough, compelling thriller touching on race, prejudice and contemporary Britain. Not Blitz, in other words.

• Allan Hunter, The List

  Despite the flaws, Flying Blind is a quietly intriguing little drama and a promising feature debut from shorts filmmaker Klimkiewicz.

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