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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Irish TimesTara BradyThe Irish TimesTara BradyAway is as unique as it is lovely.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerSomewhere between Hayao Miyazaki and Terrence Malick lies Away, a gorgeously made minimalist cartoon that’s long on beauty and breathtaking scenery, if somewhat short on traditional narrative.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeFor those with the opportunity to see Away in a theater, the experience will either mesmerize or annoy, as the project feels like a promising first pass — a rough-rendered showcase of Zilbalodis’ myriad gifts, which are better suited to world-building and scenic design than character animation.
- 80CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellAway combines Zilbalodis’ signature minimalist style with the structure of a classic survival story.
- 80The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinNot a word is spoken throughout, which harkens back to an older era of cinematic storytelling. At the same time, the extreme frame-to-frame fluidity of the computer-assisted animation style, composed entirely of fields of subtly modulated colour, no outlines and minimal modelling, looks completely 21st century.
- 60Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonLos Angeles TimesCharles SolomonZilbalodis’ storytelling is intriguing but oblique.