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Please Stand By

2017

Ben Lewin

Dakota Fanning, Toni Collette, Alice Eve, River Alexander ...

5.9

1,222

Comedy. Drama A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her manuscript to a writing competition.

	Author	Review
United States	Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"It’s hard to be persuasive, though, when your protagonist comes across as a collection of quirky tics rather than a credible human being."	NEG
United States	Jessica Kiang Variety	"This film timidly goes where many indies have been before (...) An old-fashioned, feelgood indie, attractively played"	NEU
United States	Keith Watson Slant	"The film never makes Wendy or the world she inhabits feel entirely credible (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Lewin can't quite transcend the inconsistencies and dwindling credibility of the concept or give the material a driving pulse"	NEG
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"There’s nothing wrong with choosing cute over challenging, but it feels condescending to those on the spectrum and insulting to audiences who might prefer not to be cosseted"	NEU
United States	David Edelstein Vulture	"A thoughtful but stiff look at autism"	NEU
United States	Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"'Please Stand By' is a sensitive character study whose story beats are a little bit overly familiar, to be frank. Dakota Fanning is excellent (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Don Kaye Den of Geek	"Slight, charming and languorously paced, 'Please Stand By' is a small movie that says some perfectly poignant things about its characters and their struggles, but never gets deeper than that (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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