"Jessica Chastain delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in the title role, and Andrew Garfield is nothing less than sensational as her soft-spoken, indifferent, and cloyingly ambitious preacher husband Jim."
★★★★ Rex Reed, Observer

"She's a thrill to watch, and I hope Chastain doesn't have to wait another ten years until she can do something this grand and captivating again."
Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair

"It's going to be tough not to worship at the altar of Jessica Chastain throughout this Oscar season."
Brian Truitt, USA Today