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41 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Time OutTime OutThe rare film possessed with the courage required to shine a light into that abyss knowing full well that down is the only way out.
- 91HitfixHitfixThe film lives and dies on Moore’s portrayal. She succeeds smashingly.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe toll the disease takes on the life of a brilliant linguistics professor is superbly detailed by Julianne Moore in a career-high performance, driving straight to the terror of the disease and its power to wipe out personal certainties and identity.
- 90VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeJulianne Moore guides us through the tragic arc of how it must feel to disappear before one’s own eyes, accomplishing one of her most powerful performances by underplaying the scenario.
- 80The GuardianCatherine ShoardThe GuardianCatherine ShoardThis is an effortlessly excellent film, about a horribly hard subject.
- 80TheWrapJames RocchiTheWrapJames RocchiThere's an extraordinarily tough and smart delicacy to Still Alice, and it stretches far beyond the writing or Moore's performance or even the sympathy of the circumstance.
- 60The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasIt’s undeniably moving, but straightforward to a fault.
- 50The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthCompetently directed, and delivered with the expected emotional beats, Still Alice achieves its modest goals, but one wishes it had a grander vision.