Film.com by Jordan Hoffman

Bluebird is undoubtedly a remarkable achievement, especially for a first-time filmmaker.

The Playlist by Rodrigo Pérez

A terrifically solid and sturdy effort across the board, Bluebird is the real deal and a true package of strong collaborators coalescing to make a wonderful debut film.

The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney

Keeping exposition spare, Edmands’ storytelling displays a pleasing economy of means, and an empathetic handle on characters all flawed in one way or another, existing in self-imposed solitude.

Chicago Sun-Times by Mary Houlihan

Edmands avoids the in-your-face emotional punch that most filmmakers would employ (police, lawsuits, confrontation) and instead opts for a more delicate, observational pacing, creating a set of vignettes that give a stark glimpse into these disrupted lives.

RogerEbert.com by Glenn Kenny

The consequences of seemingly innocuous careless moments, the inexorability of fate, and the possibility of grace or just mere reconciliation in the face of disheartening catastrophe: these are the themes of Bluebird.

Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

A delicate and affecting drama with grace notes of mystery and redemption.

The Dissolve by Keith Phipps

Shooting on 35mm, Jody Lee Lipes makes the harshness look beautiful and unforgiving, and in a film filled with strong performances, Morton’s work stands out.

Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl

For all its piteousness, [it's] often moving, always well acted, and distinguished by rare stillness and beauty.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

On one level, Bluebird is a bitter slice of life about hardy, stoic New Englanders battling the elements and a crumbling regional economy. On another, it’s a poetic meditation on the human struggle to make sense of a cruel and indifferent universe.

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

Bluebird never rises to the heights of grief, guilt and regret of the film it most closely resembles, Atom Egoyan’s “The Sweet Hereafter,” achieved. But Morton gives us a wonderful take on silent suffering.

Variety by Peter Debruge

Edmands maintains too measured a pace as he cycles through the various lives affected, to the extent that one begins to wonder when things will start kick in.

The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo

Earnestly well-intentioned and doggedly uncommercial, this is the kind of film that’s worth rooting for in principle, but a solid cast and evocative 35 mm photography can’t compensate for its slightly stultifying familiarity.

Slant Magazine by Nick McCarthy

Unable to reconcile plot with poetry, Bluebird is knitted-together by its sense of place and lived-in performances, yet unraveled by anemic false melodrama and overbearing music.