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Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The picture is potent and engaging; even its fictionalized elements ring with the spirit of truth. And Stewart is off the charts, though that’s hardly a surprise.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe luminous Kristen Stewart keeps you glued throughout, giving a coolly compelling performance that becomes steadily more poignant as the subject unravels.
- 70TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeWhile director Andrews, most known for his stage work, doesn’t always know how to lift this story beyond banal biopic choices, he’s certainly tapped into something special with Stewart, who continues to reveal new layers with each film.
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganSeberg somehow manages to pull off a tricky combination of radical politics, inter-racial sex and Hollywood tragedy while styling Stewart in Chanel. It’s quite a balancing act, but this is a film in which the story is just about strong enough to pull that heavy cart along.
- 58The PlaylistThe PlaylistWith exquisite costume design, cinematography and a talented supporting cast, there’s plenty to admire in Seberg. However, the film’s sprawling and unwieldy narrative is ultimately what hinders it, leaving a drama that focuses in on a single person somehow feeling shallow and impersonal.
- 50The Film StageChristopher SchobertThe Film StageChristopher SchobertSeberg never quite makes the case for its own existence, nor does it demonstrate to the audience why its protagonist’s political beliefs were so revolutionary.
- 42IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichSometimes clever, often clumsy, and virtually always denying Kristen Stewart the space required to breathe new life into the film’s namesake, Seberg feels off-balance from almost the moment it starts.
- 40The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksIt tells us that Seberg was wronged and that she looked really great in a bra – and not necessarily in that order.
- 40CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleSuperficiality soaks the entire film.