70
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMade with passion, integrity and skill, Blood Stripe is American independent filmmaking at its most effective. It takes on a difficult subject and treats it with an honesty that can't help but capture us from start to finish.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweNowlin’s performance...is a marvel of inner turmoil and physical exertion.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger Moore[Nowlin] makes Blood Stripe a solid, compelling drama about the post traumatic stresses unique to women in combat, a film that — thanks to her stoic performance and intimate, unfussy direction — engenders sympathy but never pity.
- 60The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiWhile this worthy film sidesteps clichés — there are no horrid flashbacks or emotional speeches — its spareness occasionally feels planned rather than spontaneous. After a powerful first half, later scenes offer diminishing returns.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyWhile its storytelling wavers, there’s nothing unsteady about the movie’s overall packaging craftsmanship.