Aquarius's reviews
Media reviews
The Telegraph
Braga has been presented with an uncommonly dense and multi-faceted role here, and she plunges into it with a kind of glossy-maned, leonine majesty, investing the character with a hard-won dignity that often has you stifling a cheer, but also exploring her flaws in gripping fashion.
Variety
Aquarius is a character study as well as a shrewd meditation on the needless transience of place and the way physical space elides with our identity.
The Playlist
Braga is simply riveting in this gift of a role.
Indiewire
Though Braga's performance sometimes outshines Mendonça's leisurely two-and-a-half hour narrative, in its better moments the two work in marvelous harmony.
The A.V. Club
So it's marvelous to see Braga setting the big screen ablaze speaking her native language, for once in Aquarius, a Brazilian drama constructed entirely around her.
The Hollywood Reporter
This endearing old-age drama works best as an earnest and colorful character study, even if it doesn't really break any new cinematic ground.
The Guardian
It's a richly detailed character study, immersing the audience in the life and mind of its imperious main character.