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The Justice of Bunny King

2021

Gaysorn Thavat

Essie Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Erroll Shand, Ryan O'Kane ...

6.3

60

Drama A triumph over adversity tale about women fighting their way back from the bottom of society.

	Author	Review
Australia	Harris Dang The AU Review	"A stellar directorial debut from Gaysorn Thavat; Essie Davis and Thomasin McKenzie shine (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"The strength of the writing is in portraying Bunny’s reality, allowing us to wonder – like the social workers – whether she really is a reliable parent (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"While some of the decisions by first-time director Gaysorn Thavat reveal a lack of experience, [Davis] is as compellingly watchable as a car crash."	NEU
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"If the movie itself can be as clumsy and erratic as its heroine Davis’ performance holds it all together with the power of centrifugal force"	POS
United States	Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"An amazing directorial debut (...) Essie Davis embraces complexity, as seen in her towering performance as the insomniac mother in 'The Babadook' (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Katie Walsh The Wrap	"Davis is a whirlwind in an edgy, harrowing performance drained of vanity (...) [A] harrowing, moving film"	POS
Canada	Jon Mendelsohn CBR	"[It] transcends genre for a heavy-hitting yet humorous film, despite suffering from some early pacing issue"	POS
United States	Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"The climax might be over-the-top and too on-the-nose, but the emotional wallop is just right"	POS

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