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My Zoe

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United Kingdom, Germany, France · 2019
1h 40m
Director Julie Delpy
Starring Julie Delpy, Gemma Arterton, Richard Armitage, Daniel Brühl
Genre Drama, Science Fiction

Devoted mother Isabelle co-parents her daughter, Zoe, with her contentious ex-husband. Still healing from their toxic marriage, Isabelle dotes on Zoe, doing anything to protect her. When Zoe suddenly suffers a brain hemorrhage, Isabelle goes to great lengths to keep some version of her daughter alive.

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The Film Stage by Erik Nielsen

Some may be exhausted by the emotional weight of divorce, but Delpy carries us through each stage of grief and motherhood with a deft directorial touch.

75

The Playlist by Jason Bailey

There are moments in “My Zoe” that are hard to watch, unthinkable in their emotional brutality. That Delpy finds her way to the ending she does—and earns it is—no small accomplishment.

70

Variety by Jessica Kiang

Her (Delpy) risk-taking is admirable, and given the excellent craft, never less than engaging to watch, but it does not always pay off.

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The Hollywood Reporter by Jon Frosch

But while the film is effective on its own narrow terms, it lacks the spark of urgency, suppleness of tone and freshness of insight that would make it truly compelling.

75

IndieWire by Kate Erbland

Fascinating ... Delpy’s ability to believe in both her audience and her wild story remains compelling throughout the film, even as it careens through tropes and tricks and genres with increasingly off-kilter speed.

50

Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan

My Zoe is well acted and well filmed, yes, but the storytelling, in which Delpy stitches together mismatched parts like a Dr. Frankenstein, is its weak suit.

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Chicago Sun-Times by Richard Roeper

A clumsy, off-putting, uninvolving hybrid of domestic tragedy and sci-fi drama with zero payoffs and one of the most infuriating codas of any movie this century.

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Screen Daily by Tim Grierson

A film that takes daring risks which don’t always pay off. ... Delpy should be credited for her audaciousness, and My Zoe is a film which is often more interesting theoretically than it is to experience in the moment.

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