Aftersun's reviews
Media reviews
The Wrap
That a director can summon such emotional maturity paired with grand narrative originality in her first outing, particularly working from a deeply personal standpoint, astounds. Wells, a forward-thinking artist, invites into a vortex of feelings and sensations that fully exploits the language of cinema for its gorgeously humanistic pursuit.
The Guardian
With remarkable confidence, [Wells] just lets her movie unspool naturally, like a haunting and deceptively simple short story. The details accumulate; the images reverberate; the unshowy gentleness of the central relationship inexorably deepens in importance.
Time Out
Aftersun flows like a fondly remembered memory that?s been replayed endlessly, as if trying to find an important detail that might explain what happened. The easy pace of Wells?s direction brings out the best in her central performers, and the chemistry between Mescal and Corio plays out effortlessly. The light moments between them are warm and the darker ones linger heavily
The Hollywood Reporter
Charlotte Wells? sharp and tender Aftersun is the rare father-and-child drama that leaves you wondering who the dad will grow up to be.