70
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Screen RantMae AbdulbakiScreen RantMae AbdulbakiThe film has no easy answers for Celestina’s questions, but her journey throughout is all the more powerful because of it.
- 75IndieWireRyan LattanzioIndieWireRyan LattanzioThe Young Wife can be a chaotic experience, but Poe has the skills to carry us through the noise and toward the future.
- 75RogerEbert.comKatie RifeRogerEbert.comKatie RifeWhat stands out the most about Poe’s second feature is the director’s exquisite taste. Every single design element, from the bisexual lighting to the camera a delivery person uses to take a photo of Celestina, is carefully selected as part of a harmonious overall aesthetic.
- 60The New York TimesDevika GirishThe New York TimesDevika GirishThese are familiar, even hackneyed themes, which make the film’s relentless theatrics feel gratuitous and somewhat exhausting. Style overpowers substance, though Poe’s fantastic eye for composition and Clemons’s vivacious screen presence are undeniable.