Gloria Bell
critic Reviews
, 90% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Free of visual or narrative embellishments, Gloria Bell rests almost completely on Julianne Moore's performance in the title role -- and she's gloriously up to the task.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreClaudia PuigFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
[Julianne Moore] is always terrific, but she gives an especially terrific, well-rounded performance here. It's nuanced, vulnerable, strong, funny, emotionally rich and textured.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
A well-observed, good character study, although something that you may have seen before.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAdam WhiteIndependent (UK)
Gloria Bell is somewhat exhausting - both unbearably intimate and at a constant remove - but it is endlessly pulled back into focus by Moore.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCharlotte O'SullivanLondon Evening Standard
The result isn't better than the 2013 original but it's just as good.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
Moore's subtle, empathetic work elevates what could be dismissed as a small-scale, even banal story.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEd PottonTimes (UK)
Whether she's dealing with conflicts at work, doing laugh therapy sessions, or smoking weed on the floor of her apartment while the Californian sunlight slants through the window, this is a Bell that chimes.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRyan McQuadeInSession Film
Gloria Bell deserved much more happiness behind the camera and on the page to make this something truly worth dancing for.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePaul KanieskiKSQD Community Radio
Gloria Bell succeeds as an empathetic look at middle age with all of its accompanying trials, not least of which is the challenge of finding a worthy partner whose baggage doesn’t outweigh our own.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrian EggertDeep Focus Review
Julianne Moore has the kind of talent and charm that makes you forget Gloria Bell is a remake.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRobin HolabirdKUNR (Reno, NV)
Writer-director Lelio maintains many of his first version's effective moments, which shift smoothly from their original setting in Santiago, Chile to Los Angeles.
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