The Film Stage by Brian Roan

As powerfully felt and gorgeously realized as anything one may see on screen this year.

Village Voice by Simon Abrams

Quintana's emphasis on Jungian dream logic gives his otherwise spartan parable a compelling mythic dimension. The Vessel may bring Malick to mind, but it also feels like a major work by an exciting new talent.

Austin Chronicle by Steve Davis

The Vessel speaks eloquently. It’s a testament to the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.

The New York Times by Andy Webster

The Vessel is a modest, but not maudlin, parable of hope about mustering the strength to vigorously plunge again into life’s uncertainties after a devastating loss.

Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein

It’s a strange brew: stark yet beautiful, urgent yet dreamlike.

Variety by Nick Schager

Cuban-American writer-director Julio Quintana’s feature debut has an understated formal loveliness that helps offset its more heavy-handed allegorical inclinations.

The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck

Filmed in a gorgeous, dreamlike style and Infused with heavy doses of mysticism and allegory, The Vessel is an impressive effort that loses some of its impact, however, for being so derivative.

San Francisco Chronicle by David Lewis

Quintana brings a stunning visual flair to his film, and Sheen has a fine moment when he ponders the thin line between miracles and tragedies. But we keep waiting for the film to wash over us, and it never quite does.