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39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleThe two-part The Souvenir can be seen very much as one whole, and as such is one of the very best achievements in recent British cinema.
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThis rich and mysterious film is a real achievement.
- 100IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichAs vulnerable as its predecessor and textured with the same velvet sense of becoming, “Part II” adds new layers of depth and distance to the looking glass of Hogg’s self-reflection.
- 100The PlaylistCarlos AguilarThe PlaylistCarlos AguilarA masterwork of self-introspection through the canvas of cinema, The Souvenir: Part II is a meta epic of delicate proportions that constantly folds into itself and reveals the murky waters that border fiction and the reality that inspires it, sometimes, like in this case, more directly than others.
- 100The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe distinctive British filmmaker is at the height of her powers in this semiautobiographical work.
- 100Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganThe Souvenir: Part II is a film to savour, visually and sensorily.
- 100VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgeThough fully distinct in its thematic and aesthetic fixations, The Souvenir Part II abuts its predecessor to form one of the medium’s most intimate, expressive portraits of the artist as a young woman — a mirror tilted just enough away from the filmmaker that the audience, too, can catch itself in the glass.
- 100Time OutDave CalhounTime OutDave CalhounThis is a story about the importance of making mistakes, of learning, of pulling yourself up and trying again – whether in love, sex, art or friendship. It’s a delirious ‘making of’ film: the making of an artist and the making of a life in all its messy glory.
- 92TheWrapJason SolomonsTheWrapJason SolomonsThis second part is lighter, more playful, growing in confidence along with its protagonist, in a terrific performance from Byrne. But it’s also full of gentle, cherished acts of memory . . . that build up powerful reminders of the past.