The Independent by Clarisse Loughrey
True, grief is universal – but To Olivia never embraces the fact that stories draw their power from specificity. It’s what makes them feel real.
United Kingdom · 2022
1h 39m
Director John Hay
Starring Hugh Bonneville, Keeley Hawes, Sam Heughan, Michael Jibson
Genre Drama
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The story of tumultuous marriage between actress Patricia Neal and renowned writer Roald Dahl.
The Independent by Clarisse Loughrey
True, grief is universal – but To Olivia never embraces the fact that stories draw their power from specificity. It’s what makes them feel real.
The Irish Times by Donald Clarke
The film does a good job of dragging us from the darkest valleys of tragedy towards the gently sunlit uplands.
A well-intentioned biopic about a little-discussed but pivotal moment for both artists. If it’s never transcendent, it at least offers charming child performances, and Hawes is a particularly good fit as Neal.
The New York Times by Lisa Kennedy
How parents mourn a child’s death together — or apart — is among life’s aching mysteries. The director John Hay plumbs the poignancy well but avoids any tussling with Dahl’s legacy, tarnished by antisemitic statements.
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
This film comes to life in the two scenes when its hushed note of kindly reverence is broken.
As a straight-up redemptive sob story with no other purpose, it cooks the books.
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