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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe lovely, heartbreaking Fly Away benefits from superb performances and a gripping story managed with simplicity and grace by writer-producer-director Janet Grillo.
- 80The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisTaking a coolheaded approach to hot-button issues, Fly Away overcomes its neatly bow-tied ending with strong performances (including Greg Germann as a sensitive neighbor) and a spare, intelligent script.
- 80VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonExceptional performances by two femme leads and sensitive but unsentimental storytelling throughout.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenFly Away is an affecting portrait of a single mother and her severely autistic daughter.
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithFly Away is more situation than story, though, and the Germann character's welcoming, almost saintly vibe doesn't fit.
- 60L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyFly Away could have been stronger if its antiseptic visual style, which anchors it in old-fashioned TV movie mode, had been more adventurous in shouldering some of the weight of depicting the emotional and psychic anguish of the story.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanRickards tries hard in a difficult role and Greg Germann offers nice support as an empathetic neighbor. But like her character, it's Broderick who keeps things from falling apart.