69
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45 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyA sober and yet profoundly stirring contemplation of family, roots, identity and home, which engrosses throughout the course of its two-hour running time.
- 80Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganIf Saroo’s story seems out-of-this world, the team behind this film have risen to meet the challenge it sets. There may be a sense of inevitability about Saroo’s ultimate destination, but what counts here is the journey.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyDarren FranichEntertainment WeeklyDarren FranichWhere Saroo goes and what he finds there left me in tears, but you feel that a complicated true story has been airbrushed into a postmodern legend.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeThanks largely to an affecting performance from newcomer Sunny Pawar, the first act is horribly effective.
- 60Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounThere’s plenty of warmth and compassion here, and the true story is a belter, but this ‘Lion’ doesn’t quite roar.
- 58The Film StageJordan RuimyThe Film StageJordan RuimyIf the first half is an indelible treat and gives one high hopes that a film delicately placed in the awards season will in fact meet its steep expectations, the second half is troublesome and falls flat.
- 50The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthWhile Lion isn’t the kind of drama that demands risky storytelling, it is one that has within it a whole world of emotional topography that is disappointingly scrolled over instead of mapped out.
- 50VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeFortunately for Davis, he’s got a terrific cast, chief among them the pair of charismatic actors who split the lead role.
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