"Simmonds is an excellent performer: bold, confident and forthright, holding her own opposite the alpha-emoting presence of Murphy. [...] What a pleasure to see a big, brash picture like this on the big screen."
★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

"Part II stands as a careful consolidation and continuation of its parent film rather than a departure, with the heart and hope needed to keep us invested."
★★★★ Kevin Harley, Total Film

"This is a film that is undoubtedly more effective in the dark, with a top-notch sound system and a huge screen, than it would be on a laptop or a television. If, like Evelyn and her family, you are willing to venture out of your home and into the outside world, you could hardly ask for more suitable or more exhilarating entertainment."
★★★★ Nicholas Barber, BBC Culture