"The strikingly guileless performance that Gray gets out of Repeta is a triumph." 
★★★★ Time Robey, Daily Telegraph

"Both a coming of age and an exploration of an era, this self-biographical reminiscence feels both regretful and hopeful – a filmmaker trying to make peace. It’s not sugar-coated, but it’s full of love."
★★★★ Alex Godfrey, Empire Magazine

"Very engagingly, if a little self-consciously at times, Gray plunges us into cinematic territory already well-explored by the likes of Noah Baumbach and Woody Allen."
★★★★ Brian Viner, Daily Mail

"The coming-of-age tale has been done to death on-screen, but James Gray has injected new life into it here – and new thoughtfulness."
★★★★ Lou Thomas, Time Out