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Jockey

2021

Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias, Logan Cormier ...

6.4

Drama Seasoned horse jockey Jackson (Clifton Collins Jr.) has weathered decades of races on the riding circuit, but he now finds himself facing what could be his last season as his health deteriorates. With the help of Ruth (Molly Parker) and a promising new horse, Jackson starts to prepare for the upcoming championship. His plans take a left turn when a budding young jockey (Moisés Arias) shows up and claims to be his son. Caught between ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire	"Clint Bentley’s immersive drama wants to evoke the kind of exhausted, world-weary atmosphere conjured by postmodern westerns like 'Hud,' and the film mostly succeeds"	POS
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"The film transcends the divide between professional and nonprofessional actors, achieving the kind of seamless fusion of narrative and documentary that Nomadland"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Clint Bentley stays true to his worn-down characters, imbuing the picture with a graceful weariness that avoids big emotional set pieces for quiet reflections and bitter wisdom."	POS
United States	Andrew Crump The Playlist	"Clifton Collins, Jr. delivers a career-best performance in this soulful drama (...) If we’re playing the game of comparisons, then think of 'Jockey' as 'The Wrestler' but with horses instead of spandex"	POS
Canada	Josiah Hughes Exclaim!	"There are one or two unexpected twists, but Jockey is about as generic as they come, combining moments of The Wrestler and Friday Night Lights to make the most of its limitations"	NEU
United States	Michael Frank The Film Stage	"Bentley conjures real excitement through an always-gorgeous lens and dedicated actors. It's a film about support and care and one with often undervalued actors that you hope will triumph"	POS
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"The remarkable cinematography uses an epic, narrow frame to convey the modesty of the characters' lives (...) We've been invited to sit close and watch them exist (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Career-best role (...) Exceptional drama (...) The film’s super-wide aspect ratio gives it a kind of poetic grandeur, while the textures are so rich, you can almost smell them. And those skies!"	POS
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"Powerful drama (...) Collins' performance brings the talented actor to a new level (...) With 'Jockey', Bentley gambles on distinctiveness rather than chasing reinvention, eschewing dramatic tricks in favor of honesty"	POS
United States	Lawrence Garcia AV Club	"'Jockey' doesn't race beyond sports-movie formula (...) [Its] most compelling elements lie in the margins. Its major dramatic moments fall flat next to peripheral, off-hand details"	NEU
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"It's one a handful of movies this year driven by the centrifugal force of a single actor, and if that seems like we're damning 'Jockey' with faint praise by heaping most of the huzzahs on its lead, all apologies"	POS
Canada	Sarah Bea Milner Screen Rant	"A sports drama like you've never seen before (...) Heartwrenching (...) What makes 'Jockey' exceptional is the ultimate message (...) A fascinating character study and a strong debut for Clint Bentley (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Deadline	"'Jockey' is a modest, intimate film, to be sure, but an impressively assured one. It finds a lovely, low-key groove early on and maintains it, and draws performances from its key players that are terrific and true"	POS
United States	M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut	"'Jockey', riding on the talents of its lead, is a wonderfully moving, honest, and thoughtful film, while also offering a plaintive cry (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"It's disappointing that the story machinations get in the way. Collins being the ultrafine actor he is, however —focused and in balance with whatever the movie needs— he clears the final stretch, anyway, like a champion"	NEU
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"A terrific performance [from] Clifton Collins Jr. (...) He really gets under the skin of this world, its way of life, rhythms and textures (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Zach Long Time Out	"Each race transpires at a different point in the narrative, but Collins' subtle tics and grimaces make it clear that Silva isn't just riding for the feeling –he's riding for his life (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"[It] sweats authenticity from every dust-impacted pore (...) Any workplace drama must fit you for the shoes of the laborer, and that's exactly what 'Jockey' does (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"Well-crafted drama drips with authenticity (...) Director Clint Bentley has done an exemplary job in recreating that world (...) A worthwhile debut (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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