Wall Street Journal by John Anderson

While certainly a curiosity, We Met in Virtual Reality—a pandemic-inspired documentary filmed entirely within a social platform called VRChat—is also revelatory, if not entirely ennobling of the human condition.

Screen Daily by Jonathan Romney

British director Joe Hunting has made a tender, affecting documentary about love, friendship and people finding a place where they can be themselves.

The New York Times by Nicolas Rapold

Hunting’s documentary catches up with where many people are finding their dreams realized, and understands that sometimes the dream is simply to be yourself.

The Film Stage by Juan Barquin

We Met In Virtual Reality then is a perfect showcase of how VRChat (and the Internet at large) allows users to transcend the boundaries and limitations of reality to form meaningful connections. As DustBunny & Toaster note, it’s a world where “you can be who you always wanted to be.” Hunting does it justice by highlighting all the beauty and possibility that exists within.

Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray

The character designs and backdrops are amazingly imaginative; and though the movements and rendering are often glitchy, that only adds to the charm of the residents’ casual conversations.

Paste Magazine by Aurora Amidon

It’s a humble exploration of a fascinating and untapped community, reminiscent of great cinéma verité documentarians like Frederick Wiseman.

Film Threat by Alan Ng

This documentary is an eye-opener to the future of this ever-shrinking yet growing world.

Polygon by Tasha Robinson

This is a movie meant to introduce viewers to the real emotions people bring to their escapist fantasy worlds. But for most viewers, it’s more likely to simply be a confusing, exhilarating, context-free introduction to the fantasy world itself.

The Hollywood Reporter by Daniel Fienberg

A documentary that starts out odd and ends up oddly sweet.

The Hollywood Reporter by Dan Fienberg

A documentary that starts out odd and ends up oddly sweet.

Variety by Peter Debruge

We Met in Virtual Reality is a warmhearted, often humorous look at the sociology of such spaces. It can’t really be described as vérité — more fly-on-the-virtual-wall filmmaking.

RogerEbert.com by Carlos Aguilar

Though it ignores the many situations that could go wrong in the ever-evolving universe of virtual reality, this fascinating ode to touchless connection proves beyond doubt that the intense emotions born in the skin of their avatars transcend into their flesh-and-blood hearts.