Laurence Anyways

Dareos Khalili

An absolute masterpiece. Dolan's best movie by far. You can break it down to it's 100 themes and make a new movie for each of them

Harry Rossi

I must admit that I found this film pretty extraordinary. The fact that it never once felt overtly manipulative and at the same time incredibly personal was wonderful. It was also incredibly visually lush with great moments of surrealism, great acting and a story that didn't bore me once for it's immense running time. The characters felt very real. I can't wait to see more by this guy. Hope it's as good as this.

chanandre

[LEFF’ 12] Superbe bande-annonce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3v5MUx8aXY // c'était fort bon.

HKFanatic

"On the health that's reclaimed/On the perils of old days/On the hope with no past/I'm writing your name." Just one thing I appreciate about "Laurence Anyways": by situating the film in a New Wave past where androgyny was somewhat fashionable, Xavier Dolan sidesteps a lot of the beats we'd expect from this subject, and allows himself to hone in on one of the most painful and real love stories of the decade.

Loz Loory

Exuberant love story. Brilliant cinematography together with editing! So many varied camera angles and styles. So many beautiful uses of short pans at critical moments. Wonderful lead actors. Enjoyed the exploration of gender as both social construct and congenital mindset. Loved the metaphor of holding one's breath under water. Only issue was length: could easily have been trimmed by 20 minutes.

Skinnedteen

We need more young filmmakers like Dolan. This movie is fresh and inspiring. It takes you on a Journey to Laurence's transformation physically, mentally and emotionally and showcases Fred's bewildered state. A movie definitely worth watching.

Daniel Roque

This is not a movie about a couple's journey into the transgender issue. Well, actually it is. But also, this is a visual experience of color, composition, clothing, setting, lights and sound from Xavier Dolan, and let's face it, it's completely successful and breathtaking. Laurence anyways, Dolan anytime.

ig_____or

This felt sort of epic if only a little too long. The music selection was top notch as well as the performances by the two leading actors, Clément was incredible in that restaurant scene which I found absolutely mesmerizing. It's admirable that Dolan is able to pull off a movie like this being only 23 years old. It's very strong, visually speaking, and I'm a sucker for failed love stories so the end was nice too.