73
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenA vibrant example of hybrid nonfiction filmmaking, using hand-drawn animation, live action, home movies and newsreels in a rich synthesis of personal and historical memory.
- 80Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternVisualizations are Mr. Jung's province, and they're what make his movie so deeply moving, as well as literally illuminating.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThe Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungCrucially, Jung and Boileau manage to convey the bonds of affection and love that hold this unusual family together, in a manner that will ring a moving chord with many who have experienced similar circumstances.
- 70VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergIt’s impossible not to be charmed on some level by Jung Henin and Laurent Boileau’s Approved for Adoption, though it’s best not to ask for too much.
- 70Village VoiceDaphne HowlandVillage VoiceDaphne HowlandWatching the animated memoir Approved for Adoption can stir a serenity like skipping stones on water for a delightfully long time.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe movie is not always well unified and sequenced, but that seems to reflect Mr. Henin’s ambivalence over a past that’s like a book he is at once rereading and rewriting.