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By Graham Fuller (154) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 04 Sep 2014

A gentle musical drama that ultimately drifts into too many culs-de-sac…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 04 Sep 2014

This isn't a memorable or especially serious film, despite its nod toward issues, but it has an insouciant spirit all its own…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 04 Sep 2014

The movie doesn’t quite make it to two hours, but my patience was tried pretty much any point at which the movie went a long stretch without a song…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 03 Sep 2014

No one comes out and says that music is the language of the soul, but no one has to. We see it happening right before our eyes…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for New York Times (5,786) on 03 Sep 2014

Belle and Sebastian fans will be fully sated; everyone else might feel as if they’d consumed a meal consisting entirely of meringue…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for Film Racket (579) on 03 Sep 2014

An amateurish effort, but it's also a bright and ebullient attempt to explain how the sounds surrounding us both soothe and suffocate…

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By Anna Storm (53) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 03 Sep 2014

but for those who are open to the experience, God Help the Girl is enjoyable on two fronts: the high energy shared by its three leads, who…

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By Travis Hopson (923) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 03 Sep 2014

God Help the Girl is like a good song that stays with you long after it's over…

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By Kyle Turner (65) for Under the Radar (636) on 03 Sep 2014

The sheer earnestness and unassuming glee of the film manage to pull off what contemporary musicals have been unable to do lately: evoke pure…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for AV Club (2,778) on 03 Sep 2014

God Help The Girl is, in other words, a spotty movie — sometimes silly, sometimes dead serious…

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By Ed Frankl (41) for CineVue (2,163) on 02 Sep 2014

Even if Murdoch's directorial style is at times off-putting - the dance routines oscillating wildly from charming to naff - it's hard not to…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 02 Sep 2014

The gorgeous heartache of songs by the group Belle and Sebastian gives God Help the Girl its dreamy appeal, but thanks to a poky story line…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 02 Sep 2014

While Murdoch exhibits masterful control in a recording studio, he isn’t a natural-born filmmaker…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 01 Sep 2014

Stuart Murdoch clearly knows quite a bit about crafting pop tunes, but the film's consideration of the work of songwriting is totally flippant…

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By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 01 Sep 2014

Browning captures Eve's weariness and enthusiasm, and her lovely voice and crisp delivery gives Murdoch's labored lyrics a vulnerable immediacy…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 26 Aug 2014

With bouncy pop tunes and a breezy tone, this Scottish musical sometimes feels so weightless that it seems to float right out of existence…

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By Xan Brooks (287) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 23 Aug 2014

God Help the Girl comes loose and easy, verging on the slipshod…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 23 Aug 2014

Anyone who is brought out in hives by Murdoch's brand of pop will undoubtedly be itching to slap his threesome…

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By Jamie Healy (34) for Radio Times (2,421) on 21 Aug 2014

A spirit of youthful naivety does permeate the tale, but while it's sure to charm some, others may find it all insufferably twee…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for Guardian (4,584) on 20 Aug 2014

It's not funny or clever, or even musically very interesting. It's just bad…

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