Gasoline Rainbow

critic Reviews

, 93% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Gasoline Rainbow takes an honest look at adolescence and -- befitting its title -- finds arresting beauty in incongruous and unexpected places.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Tara BradyIrish Times
    Straddling the current revival of the picaresque in US indie cinema (The Sweet East, Riddle of Fire) and cinéma vérité, this is a pleasing meander, skilfully directed, shot, and edited by the upcoming auteur siblings.
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    Christy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    It's a little shaggy and seems aimless, but it ends up where it belongs.
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    Wendy IdeObserver (UK)
    Thrillingly freewheeling and creatively invigorating, if a little confounding for audience members who prefer a neat delineation between documentary and fiction.
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    Jonathan RomneyFinancial Times
    There’s real exuberance in the unpredictability of the path, in the energies of the cast, and in the vivid, freewheeling imagery — shot by the directors, with stills inserted, some by the five leads.
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    Rebecca LiuGuardian
    A movie in the tradition of “vibes” film-making, less interested in a propulsive plot than exploring the revealing and delightful moments that arise from spontaneous human interactions.
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    Katie WalshLos Angeles Times
    This wild, vicarious ride through youthful adventure is absolutely worth taking, for your own nostalgia and for the reminder that the kids are indeed alright.
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    Rubén RosarioMiamiArtZine
    Gasoline Rainbow effortlessly lifts the spirits. It also has cinema coming out of its pores, which makes it more than a little disheartening that it only got a very limited theatrical release...
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    Petr NavovyPajiba
    The scale of possibilities, the sense of a future yet unwritten -- it’s powerful stuff! Gasoline Rainbow captures this with an epic sweep that’s an almost natural byproduct of road movies.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Daniel AllenLoud and Clear Reviews
    Gasoline Rainbow is a Gen Z road trip movie that blends fiction and non-fiction – but is hampered by a story that leaves you wanting more.
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    Ray PrideNewcity
    It’s a lingering look into a generational abyss, an immersive reach for authenticity. <i>Gasoline Rainbow</i> works in its smallest moments, ticklish and telling, stumbling purposefully upon beauty.
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