82
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistBrian FarvourThe PlaylistBrian FarvourThis is far from the sort of cinematic experience one revisits time and time again, and it’s clear that’s not the intention; one viewing is all it takes to leave a lasting impression, like the simple memory of a young girl dancing with her dad.
- 90VarietyLisa KennedyVarietyLisa KennedyThe film is rife with visually lyrical moments that connect viewers with the young ones’ sorrows, fears, insights and hopes.
- 90Los Angeles TimesMatt BrennanLos Angeles TimesMatt BrennanDaughters culminates with an emotional father-daughter dance inside a Washington, D.C., jail. But its real potency, as both a portrait of families riven by incarceration and a call to action on prisoners’ rights, lies in what comes before and after.
- 83IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichAn enormously moving documentary made all the more effective by co-directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae’s steadfast refusal to settle for easy sentiment in the face of difficult outcomes, Daughters has as much ugly-cry potential as any film in recent memory.
- 80Screen DailyNikki BaughanScreen DailyNikki BaughanDespite the sentimental score, which unnecessarily ramps up the emotion, Daughters is honest about the fact that this programme is not a magic bullet, just one important step on the road to change.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergThe Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergAngela Patton and Natalie Rae’s Daughters targets viewers squarely and simultaneously in the head and the heart, succeeding much more effectively at the latter, presumably with the hope that the former will follow.
- 70ColliderTaylor GatesColliderTaylor GatesDespite not ending on its strongest note, Daughters is still a highly effective documentary overall. Working with subjects this young and topics this sensitive can be challenging, and you always run the risk of feeling exploitative, but Daughters handles both with compassion and care.