Review of AWOL (2017) by Dana D — 23 May 2017

The raw emotion of this film and its characters are captivating.

This review of AWOL (2017) was written by Dana D on 23 May 2017.

AWOL has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for The Playlist (3,871) on 14 Aug 2016

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By Sarah Ward (538) for ArtsHub (131) on 21 Mar 2017

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By Theresa K (35) on 27 Sep 2018

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By Nathanael Hood (305) for Screen Comment (27) on 27 Dec 2018

Completely bereft of momentum, it staggers and stumbles its torturous way through an eighty five-minute run-time without offering anything…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 11 May 2017

Deb Shoval’s uneven first feature demonstrates greater assurance in conveying a sense of place (the filmmaker’s native northeastern Pennsylvania)…

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By Christopher Llewellyn Reed (298) for Hammer to Nail (208) on 03 Feb 2018

Every scene is both light on its feet and weighted with potential import; we never know what is leading where until we're at our destination…

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By Alex Heeney (135) for Seventh Row (175) on 11 Jul 2017

This love story is as much about the specificity of their socio-economic positions as it is about the effects of homophobia…

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By Melissa W (349) on 01 Jul 2017

Dissapointing…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 14 Aug 2016

Lola Kirke stands in no one's shadow here, delivering a quietly winning performance that would ensure viewer identification even if her character's…

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By Sarah Fonseca (16) for Autostraddle (24) on 13 Nov 2018

Talking about class can be ugly. Yet as AWOL asserts, when you dare to comment, sometimes it frees up room for beauty to unfurl…

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