A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica) Reviews

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Scott Marks
San Diego Reader
February 21, 2019
Vega's performance is riveting, but writer and co-director Sebastián Leilo's use of sex and gender to shape his narrative is straight out of a '50s melodrama.
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Adam Graham
Detroit News
March 2, 2018
Fantastic is one word for it, another would be outstanding.
Full Review | Original Score: A
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Cary Darling
Houston Chronicle
February 28, 2018
"A Fantastic Woman" is the role of a lifetime for Vega, but let's hope it's just the start of a career, not the end.
Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5
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Barbara VanDenburgh
Arizona Republic
February 22, 2018
"A Fantastic Woman" is a superb Chilean drama, at times infuriating but never despairing.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
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Calvin Wilson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 22, 2018
In our increasingly polarized time, "A Fantastic Woman" bridges the gap between ignorance and understanding through the transcendent power of art.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/4
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Ty Burr
Boston Globe
February 22, 2018
[A] gently heart-wrenching, quietly furious movie ...
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
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Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
February 22, 2018
"A Fantastic Woman" becomes a delicate, moving study of grief, of quiet triumph over adversity, of adjusting to life's empty spaces - and learning to fill them with love.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
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Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
February 15, 2018
It shows how thinking of a person in terms of his or her physical condition can have a harmful effect on that person, limiting his or her sense of self.
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Rex Reed
Observer
February 14, 2018
The film's great triumph is Daniela Vega, a transgender actress and singer, who makes an indelible impression in the leading role.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
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Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
February 14, 2018
A Fantastic Woman trumpets its intentions in its very title. It should not have been necessary to exalt Marina in order to give her passion and turmoil their due.
Full Review | Original Score: B