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Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

2021

Sarah Adina Smith

Diana Silvers, Kristine Froseth, Jacqueline Bisset, Caroline Goodall ...

5.4

224

Drama. Thriller. Mystery Two girls at an elite Parisian ballet academy have their bond and bodies tested as they compete for a contract to join the company of the Opéra national de Paris.

	Author	Review
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"This giallo-inflected ballet thriller proves too intoxicating and possessed by its own spirits to be relegated to the shadows of its influences."	POS
United States	Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"The real problem is that the film isn’t trashy, soapy, or stylized enough be fun (...) Smith’s handling of the dance sequences is especially dull"	NEG
United States	Tomris Laffly Variety	"An Intriguing YA Blend of ‘Black Swan’ and ‘Suspiria’ (...) Magnetic leads Diana Silvers and Kristine Froseth have alluring chemistry"	POS
United States	Derek Smith Slant	"'Birds of Paradise' lacks the nuance and finesse needed for its story to really take flight (...) [It] is also frustratingly intent on keeping its audience guessing about the true nature of this friendship (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Robyn Bahr The Hollywood Reporter	"This stylish but at times daffy, even campy, emerging-adult drama loves its symbolism (...) but reveals little to nothing about the art form of its own setting."	NEU
Canada	Rachel Labonte Screen Rant	"Though not a perfect movie, 'Birds of Paradise' is an entertaining watch thanks to Smith's direction and the two lead performances (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Barbara Shulgasser-Parker Common Sense Media	"It's imbued with a pretense of depth, but depth is largely absent in this long chain of clichés taken from other, better movies (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"A ballet movie that is dark, wicked and, indeed, beautiful (...) This tale is familiar and a bit formulaic (...) but the appeal of “Birds of Paradise” is its ultra-cool style."	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"The story is a soapy slog of sabotage and betrayal. Sex and drugs are as prevalent as pliés, the absence of a likable character as irksome as the constant conniving."	NEG

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