We Grown Now
critic Reviews
, 93% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Casting grim environs in a nostalgic glow, We Grown Now is a coming-of-age story whose tinges of fantasy only make it feel more honest.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It's dreamlike but always rooted in a recognizable reality.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAparita BhandariGlobe and Mail
The two young actors are fantastic. The film truly lies on their delicate shoulders. And they soar to the challenge, mouthing lines that feel out of place – no matter how precocious these kids may be.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreOdie HendersonBoston Globe
Unfortunately, the visuals and music do much of the work the screenplay should be doing. As a result, some of the more intriguing ideas about the characters and plot are ignored or flattened out.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAmy NicholsonWashington Post
It’s a simple, gentle tale that’s told beautifully but feels hollow — like a eulogy for an acquaintance.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKimberley JonesAustin Chronicle
We Grown Now has precisely two, pint-sized aces up its sleeve, its astonishingly expressive little-man leads.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
Lovely and lyrical yet haunting and heartbreaking...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEric MarchenRogers TV
A poetic portrayal of childhood friendship set against the backdrop of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green public housing jump-starts in the fall of 1992, sometimes missing the mark with too much Malickian whimsy.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAndrew ParkerThe Gate
We Grown Now features a lot of forced poignancy when a more delicate and restrained touch would’ve pushed the material further. It’s the kind of film where one can appreciate the passion that went into it, but something still doesn’t sit quite right.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAnne BrodieWhat She Said
Handled with tenderness, and a lovely sense of childhood, it’s a compelling and as a cinematic work unusually beautiful. Cabrini Green was torn down in 2011.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBill NewcottThe Saturday Evening Post
In the ugliest of worlds, writer/director Minhal Baig has crafted a strikingly beautiful portrait of friendship and family bonds.
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