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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 12 Jul 2022

The film is neither heartbreaking nor thrilling, often feeling like a blown-up version of a Hallmark flick-of-the-week, its ambitions far greater…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 12 Jul 2022

That it’s able to split the difference between Nicholas Sparks and “Nell” with any measure of believability is a testament to Daisy Edgar-Jones’…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 12 Jul 2022

Daisy Edgar-Jones is affecting and effective as Kya, known to redneck townsfolk as “The Marsh Girl.” If only the filmmaking and screenwriting…

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By Rachel Labonte (78) for Screen Rant (892) on 12 Jul 2022

Where the Crawdads Sing stumbles a bit in its transition from page to screen, though it is aided by a great lead performance…

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By Jacob Oller (247) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 12 Jul 2022

Where the Crawdads Sing is shallow, predictable and just broad enough that you can understand why it sold so well as a half-lurid paperback…

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By Brianna Zigler (58) for The Playlist (3,871) on 12 Jul 2022

There is minimal tension in spite of clear stakes, but because we never get closer to Kya than arm’s length, it never seems like she’s…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 12 Jul 2022

This adaptation of the Delia Owens bestseller proves to be an unconvincing, melodramatic affair that only occasionally locates the story’s…

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By Adrian Horton (60) for The Guardian (2,969) on 12 Jul 2022

Where the Crawdads Sing never really had an interest in complications, or hardship, or racism as anything beyond wallpaper for its central…

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By Richard Lawson (539) for Vanity Fair (761) on 12 Jul 2022

Rather than honoring any specific place, or people, or mode of living, Where the Crawdads Sing cheaply develops its land…

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By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Jul 2022

The film, like the novel it’s based on, skirts the issues — of race, gender and class — that would texture its narrative and strengthen…

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By Carlos Aguilar (278) for TheWrap (3,203) on 12 Jul 2022

Following her well-received debut “First Match,” Newman hits a sophomore slump with this literary reinterpretation, where the performances…

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By Alyse Wax (31) for Collider (1,032) on 12 Jul 2022

Where the Crawdads Sing is a weirdly uncomfortable movie, on many different levels…

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