| 100 |
Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara
At every turn, Danes and the filmmakers defy convention and expectation, creating not only a true homage to a unique woman but a cinematic reminder of the way these things should be done. |
| 100 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
[A] sublimely well acted and directed movie. |
| 91 |
Entertainment Weekly Jennifer Armstrong
The well-plotted script does what so many biographical movies fail to do: put us right inside the mind of its subject. |
| 90 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
Danes gives an Emmy-worthy portrayal, at once credible and incredible....The fine supporting cast further enhances the impact of this remarkable movie. |
| 90 |
Wall Street Journal Dorothy Rabinowitz
There is Claire Danes in the title role, prime cause of the spell that binds all elements of this saga--everything that's moving, daunting, heroic, and strange beyond comprehension. |
| 90 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
Needless to say, Temple Grandin--the movie and its subject--is anything but ordinary. |
| 88 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
Don't miss it -- especially for Danes' career-defining performance. |
| 80 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
Temple Grandin turns out to be the kind of biopic Hollywood rarely makes anymore: It's positive, revealing and surprising; an intelligent period piece without sex or violence that's virtually free of profanity. |
| 80 |
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
Hers is a tale that could be easily be played up for drama, intrigue and weepy reconciliations, but this narrative is loyal to Ms. Grandin’s credo: emotions are secondary to tangible results. And the result is a movie that is funny, instructive and also intangibly charming. |
| 80 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
Danes' Grandin, a real-life autistic woman now in her 60s, isn't always easy to watch. But that's part of what sets Temple Grandin apart from many movies and documentaries on issues like autism. |
| 80 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
You may not feel manipulated so much as fascinated. The movie keeps its cool, so that Claire Danes can keep her dignity. |
| 80 |
Variety Brian Lowry
Such pyrotechnics [Jackson's attempt to convey how Temple sees the world through "CSI"-like visual gimmickry], in other words, pale next to the simple pleasures of a brilliant actress in a showy vehicle. Thanks to that combination, Temple is different, all right, but Temple Grandin is certainly not less. |
| 80 |
Deseret News Scott D. Pierce
Temple Grandin is by no means a preachy production. It may open your eyes, but it's a compelling film that's also entertaining. |
| 80 |
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
The movie is exactly the kind of thing most any adult film-lover would be happy to dig into. |
| 80 |
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
Fresh and energetic, the film transcends a familiar formula: the genius-with-a-disability story. |
| 75 |
Slant Magazine Ed Gonzalez
These relationships are sometimes over-sentimentalized by writers Christopher Monger and Merritt Johnson, such as the scene in which Grandin finally allows her mother to hug her, but the film is nowhere near as melodramatic as it could have been. Instead, it stays true to its subject: observant, clear-eyed, and remarkable. |
| 75 |
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
This is horribly sad, and also ingenious. [8 Feb 2010] |
| 75 |
Boston Herald Mark A. Perigard
The film’s emotional power comes in small moments. |
| 70 |
PopMatters Daynah Burnett
The film simply asks us to reconsider how we view those with autism, and by the end of the film, it’s worked. |
