Blue My Mind: reviews

What the critics say average 6.4 from 4 outlets

• 6.7 The VergeShannon Liao Brühlmann?s ambiguous, evocative images document rather than judge. The precocious teen parties and wild shoplifting trips are never deemed terrible, although for these characters, sex feels meaningless, and mental agony is nearly too overwhelming to face. Read
• 6.7 The A.V. ClubKatie Rife In many ways, the film is reminiscent of last year?s arthouse horror hit Raw, using monstrous transformation as a metaphor for puberty and sexual awakening. It?s not as extreme as Raw in its content, though, nor as skillful in its technique. Read
• 6.0 Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele Mia?s and Gianna?s is the visceral heart of Brühlmann?s film, which otherwise isn?t the greatest mix of teen angst and body horror you?re likely to see, but also nowhere near the worst. Read
• 6.0 VarietyJessica Kiang Having created a striking and potent allegory in ?Blue My Mind,? and explored it with grace, seriousness, and exceptional craft, Brühlmann doesn?t seem to know quite what to do with it by the end, except to suggest that the cost of self-acceptance is vast, eternal, oceanic loneliness. Read