Angel Face's reviews
Media reviews
Variety
Yes, girls like Elli exist, forced into precocity by bad-example parents. But between the ersatz realism of the film?s shaky camerawork and the glittery pink filter through which Filho views the world, nobody?s buying it.
The Playlist
Despite youngster Aksoy-Etaix?s commendable performance, not only will you not believe, you also won?t care.
Screen Daily
Anybody with functioning reproductive organs can produce a child, but this films reminds us that being a parent is a major and never-ending commitment too overwhelming for some.
The Hollywood Reporter
Unlike the mother-daughter dynamics that were so clearly conveyed in Florida Project, here something Elli does in the final act doesn't quite have the dramatic impact it should because it feels untethered to any understanding of how the feelings of the gamine toward her mother have evolved.