80
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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe movie itself, which was lost until a few years ago, is relaxed, reflective and sweet, a romance shadowed by the complexities of history, race and politics that manages to be both modest and ambitious.
- 90The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyIn its modest, forthright warmth, “Cane River” is a work of visionary artistry and progressive imagination.
- 80New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNew Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottThis isn’t just a film. It’s a cultural treasure – and, given its unlikely journey – a minor miracle.
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film’s awkwardness is expressive of the pain and confusion of wrestling with truths that shake one’s conception of identity.
- 75RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenCane River offers American indie cinema a hero worth remembering, and a romantic with a vision beyond his years.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJenkins' one and only feature weaves living history, charged and messy, into a homespun, hopeful tale. It's impossible not to wonder about — and wish for — what he might have done next.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger Moore"Dated,” quaint and tentative it may be. But Jenkins’ themes and big ideas make “Cane River” a debut film with promise, ambition and social currency.