67
A straightforward tale of overcoming personal and professional challenges with no fancy dressing, Grigris goes down easy but offers nothing remotely fresh.
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60
The film is easier to admire than it is to invest in emotionally, though its pulse quickens with a dramatic, and boldly untelegraphed, feminist twist in the rural-set final reel.
50
The Playlist by Kevin Jagernauth
Grigris is the unusual movie that takes a lead's obvious talents, and curiously backgrounds them, hoping for their charisma to carry over to more traditional cinematic purposes.
60
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
It is a typically calm, lucid drama, presented in the director's unforced, cinematic vernacular and attractively and sympathetically acted.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Dalton
The sleepy-paced, elementally simple plot initially requires a degree of patience, but the story ends up gently absorbing.