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Nyad

Nyad

2023

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin

Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans, Ethan Jones Romero ...

6.3

3,404

Drama At the age of 60, and 30 years after giving up long-distance swimming for a prominent career as a sports journalist, Diana Nyad becomes obsessed with accomplishing the feat that has always eluded her: the nearly 180-kilometer swim from Cuba to Florida, known as 'the Everest of swimming'. Determined to be the first person to make the swim without the protection of a shark cage, Diana embarks on a thrilling four-year adventure with her ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"The pleasure of the experience comes from watching actors become these characters"	POS
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"Annette Bening and Jodie Foster are superb in a moving tribute to marathon swimmer"	POS
United States	Maureen Lee Lenker Entertainment Weekly	"It is quite the tale of heroism and courage in the face of adversity, as well as the importance of teamwork and never giving up. But that is all diluted with so many things at play"	NEU
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"Bening perfectly conveys Nyad’s passion and makes her swims believable (...) The surprise of “Nyad,” though, is Foster. You’ll be hard-pressed to remember the last time she played a role with such charismatic energy."	POS
United States	Marya E. Gates rogerebert.com	"A portrait of the determination and grit possessed by athletes who push themselves to their limits"	POS
United States	Alison Willmore Vulture	"It’s reductive and clumsily done, an origin story for someone who seems more complicated. For all that Nyad is happy to show its subject’s personality flaws, it has trouble finding her humanity"	NEG
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Star’s chemistry with Jodie Foster, as Nyad’s coach and BFF, is movie magic in rousing biopic (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Matthew Monagle Austin Chronicle	"The greatest sin that 'Nyad' commits is its adherence to the Netflix model: It’s as serviceable as it is forgettable (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Annette Bening pulls out all the stops in engaging swimming drama (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Canada	Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"Annette Bening leads disappointing biopic with moments of greatness (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Amanda Guarragi Ready Steady Cut	"An inspiring true story that falls flat because of inconsistent direction (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"A celebration of perseverance and self-belief (...) Immersive and stirring biopic (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	David Robb Slant	"A By-the-Numbers Biopic Buoyed by Two Stirring Lead Performances (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"As a portrait of a friendship, one tested by decades of high times and lows, successes and failures, bad behavior and forgiveness, it is trawling deeper waters. As a bio-dramatization of one human’s resilience, it comes perilously close to merely treading them"	NEU
United States	Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"[It] might not be the greatest film about that achievement, but it’s sufficiently entertaining (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Manuel Betancourt AV Club	"A swim legend’s epic quest makes for a crowd-pleasing sports drama"	POS
United States	Isabella Soares Collider	"A riveting sports drama"	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Annette Bening and Jodie Foster make a splash in an unbelievable true story"	POS
United States	Pete Hammond Deadline	"Kudos to Netflix for getting behind a senior Rocky-ish waterlogged story (...) Bening continues to reach new heights in her long and impressive career, and this one ranks near the top	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"A stirring, if conventional, tale of dreams and determination"	POS
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"'Nyad' affords two great actresses in their 60s the opportunity to wrestle their way toward victory"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"The directors, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, seem to have spent far more time worrying about the daunting physical logistics than the ethical implications of their selective portraiture"	NEU
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"While a dedicated Bening gives her all in a tough, physically demanding role, deserving of at least another nomination if not necessarily a win, it’s Foster who steals the film (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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