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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIn its unassuming way, this tiny, low-budget film is a universal reflection on issues of personal identity and choice for which there are no easy answers.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHonest, observant, and subtle.
- 75Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneHovering over the narrative is the fear of the domino effect that change can enact, the dread that one person's "queerness" may perhaps expose everyone else's.
- 70VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerAn unusual example of what can be termed a "gay Christian" film, Cone's feature is among the best of a recent spate of dramas observing American Christian life.
- 60Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonThe Wise Kids suffers from a theater workshop-y tendency to rest too long on pauses and silences to convey dramatic heft. But the blunder is ultimately overshadowed by Cone's excellent young actors, particularly Torem, burrowing deeply into her character's zealotry and anguish about being left behind.