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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe threat posed by women who think for themselves to the absolute power of men is a central theme in this starch-free tale of Tudor intrigue, its protofeminist perspective seamlessly woven into the narrative fabric without a hint of the didactic.
- 75TheWrapNicholas BarberTheWrapNicholas BarberStrangely, the most conventional aspect of Firebrand is its central character.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s a watchable piece of faux history, but the movie does not know what to do with its own heroine, content to leave her to the clutches of its villain: Henry.
- 60Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenIt’s hampered by a pedestrian script and an improbable ending, but always catches fire when the supercharged Law is on screen.
- 58IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichFirebrand pays frequent lip service to the courage it surely required for Katherine to do her royal duties with a straight face at the same time as she cultivated such radical ideas in secret, but little about the film itself reflects the courage of her convictions.
- 50ColliderTherese LacsonColliderTherese LacsonWith a messy story and confusing characters, Aïnouz's Firebrand is a disappointment to behold no matter how exquisite the film looks.
- 50The PlaylistIana MurrayThe PlaylistIana MurrayFor a movie that seeks to establish the ferocious fire within the great, shunned Catherine Parr, it doesn’t take long for the flame to fizzle out.
- 50Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonAs sympathetic as Vikander is in the role, this queen remains a bit opaque, her inner life never brought into sharp focus. Katherine may have survived, but she’s still not fully known.
- 50VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeFirebrand is clever to reframe Catherine as an important figure in England’s change. It just goes too far.