80
Metascore
14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistJoe BlessingThe PlaylistJoe BlessingLight from Light is a quiet and modest film with big subjects on its mind and it will reward those viewers with the patience to listen to the faint wavelengths at the end of the dial.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyModest in scale but rich in sensitivity, this is an unassuming film, made all the more transfixing by its defining delicacy and understatement.
- 83The Film StageJordan RaupThe Film StageJordan RaupThose going into Paul Harrill’s second feature looking for frights will be rewarded with something more substantial: an experience rich with atmosphere and humanity, and drama ultimately more enlightening than the cheap thrills that pervade the dime-a-dozen ghost stories we’ve seen before.
- 80TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanTheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanIt is a gem likely to stay with anyone smart enough to seek it out.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyNeither thriller nor sentimental whimsy, Paul Harrill’s second feature (following 2014’s equally low-key “Something, Anything”) is a quietly matter-of-fact drama that utilizes a “haunting” story hook for non-religious yet affirming ends.
- 75Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundOnly in focusing so thoroughly on the normal does Paul Harrill’s film stumble upon the paranormal.
- 75The A.V. ClubVikram MurthiThe A.V. ClubVikram MurthiWhile the contemplative tone and measured pacing are definitely features instead of bugs, Light Of Light is so anodyne at times that it borders on inert.
- 75RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloRogerEbert.comMonica CastilloHarrill, who wrote and directed the film, isn’t as interested in the supernatural elements in the film as he is with the story’s few players. There’s a lot of room for emotions to breathe and wash over its characters, but never does it tip over into excess.
- 70The New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimThe New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimLight From Light reveals it’s far more interested in human concerns than metaphysical ones.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreEast Tennessee filmmaker Paul Harrill (“Something, Anything”) builds his film on soft-spoken conversations, quietly-voiced disagreements and — almost as an afterthought, suspense.