Wild Rose

William Eguizabal of FilmSnobReviews

2019-10-14

Jessie Buckley is an absolute revelation! She holds this entire film together from an onscreen perspective. This isn’t to take away from Harper, who does a great job of delivering the story. Read more

Simon Storey of Film Blerg

2019-06-13

Like the best of British cinema it isn’t afraid to explore the darker nuances of these characters’ lives and is all the better for it. Just like its main character, it know what it wants and isn’t afraid to give everything it has to it. Read more

Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson

2019-07-02

Foreign soil be damned, the honesty and harmony of hardscrabble is alive and well in Wild Rose. Shouts of anger and tirades of tears fuel the fights and the vocals churning from Jessie Buckley in what will stand as one of the finest performances of the year. Read more

Jacob Richardson of Film Focus

2019-06-10

Wild Rose is wildly entertaining, but don’t let that fool you; there is great depth to be found in this piece. Read more

Matt Weiner of Maddwolf

2019-07-11

Wild Rose raises some truly thorny questions about the pursuit of art and the expectations surrounding that. While Rose-Lynn’s story arrives at an answer a bit too neatly, it’s no less catchy of a refrain. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2019-08-19

The film isn’t all bad and Buckley’s onscreen presence is significant; however, it just didn’t work out as an emotionally resonant tale, with director Tom Harper and writer Nicole Taylor playing the easiest notes without risking something outside the scale. Read more