88
It helps that this quiet film is stocked with actors who can carry the weight of their long silences, as well as a stellar supporting cast.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
80
The Hollywood Reporter by Caryn James
Batra turns a story that sounds tired and goofy into a lovely film with a tone of tender sadness.
70
Screen Daily by Fionnuala Halligan
Photograph’s deliberate pace does bring some rich rewards for the patient viewer, while a lovely ending feels like a throwback to the old-fashioned big screen romances of yore.
80
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
A lovely, charming and gently transporting journey.
70
For all the complex class politics and bottled-up desires at play in its narrative, Batra’s film is perhaps a shade too timid for its own good; it touches the heart, but hovers just short of the soul.
75
The A.V. Club by Jesse Hassenger
What’s consistent about Photograph is the way it maintains the delicacy of a particularly fine short story, complete with some ghostly supporting characters and plenty of ellipses where more conventional movies would amp up the exclamation points.
75
Throughout Photograph, Batra shows a sensitive touch and a patient eye for the subtle rhythms of human connection
50
Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan
Photograph goes a little too far in implementing Batra’s favored style of storytelling. Sometimes, less isn’t more, but — as in this case — not quite enough.
50
In pushing so many seemingly crucial moments off screen, the film transforms its main characters into blank slates.
50
Another tale of timid souls united by a sweet movie gimmick.