Sienna Miller really does give one of the year’s very best performances in American Woman; she is so deeply moving, strong, and even magnetic that it’s worth your time if you focus on the journey rather than its mystery.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 22, 2022

...(Sienna) Miller digs deep to light up the screen and make the role her own, showing a woman forced to mature by circumstances, but refusing to give in to bitterness or isolation...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 5, 2021

One of the best films of the year, this modern slice-of-modern-life is propelled by a never-better Sienna Miller who proves to be her own worst enemy yet finds the wherewithal to pull her life together.

| Original Score: 4.0/4.0 | Nov 20, 2020

Jake Scott's latest film thrives on the chemistry of its performers, and the performance of its leading lady in particular.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 28, 2020

American Woman features Sienna Miller at her absolute finest, finally giving her a role worthy of her talents.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 31, 2020

American Woman isn't okay with simplicity: it insists on more characters, more subplots, and a frenetic pace that plays against its archetypal foundations.

| Jan 17, 2020

Though the story lacks depth, Miller's characterization of the flawed heroine doesn't.

| Original Score: B | Dec 17, 2019

How do we grow in spite of [tragedy]? Each step [forward] proves to be a nuanced transformation thanks to Scott's quiet direction and Miller's stunning lead performance.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 16, 2019

...a powerful observation about troubled femininity and the growth process. All together - with startling revelation - American Woman is affirmation that perceived weakness can morph, through trial and tribulation, into resiliency.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 27, 2019

story of perseverance and emotional resilience with a bravura performance by Sienna Miller.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Nov 22, 2019

Though the plot is nothing special, the principal virtue of this movie is the riveting performance of Sienna Miller as a woman in rural Pennsylvania living a hardscrabble life.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 16, 2019

If anything, American Woman shoehorns in too many accomplishments, heartache, and betrayals over its runtime. It delves a little too far into soap opera with its portrayal of the sprawling, sometimes extreme life of a woman...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 31, 2019

It's smartly directed by Jake "son of Ridley" Scott, and the supporting cast, including Christina Hendricks as Debra's wiser older sister, are equally robust.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 15, 2019

The film remains remarkably grounded, never tipping into melodrama even when some scenes become emotionally overheated. And director Jake Scott also leads the actors to give unusually raw performances that bristle with honesty.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 14, 2019

Miller's finely tuned performance manages to be tough and sparky and just world-weary enough, without slipping into one-size-fits-all inspirational "survivor" cliche.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 14, 2019

American Woman doesn't tie everything up neatly, but that's one of its strengths. And in its empathy and patience, it offers Miller the part this too often sidelined actor has long deserved; she seizes it superbly.

| Oct 14, 2019

It's an awards-calibre performance which already looks like a career milestone.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 14, 2019

As a blue-collar mother dealing with the disappearance of her teenage daughter, Sienna Miller gets a great showcase for her talents in American Woman.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 11, 2019

American Woman is sensitively directed by Jake Scott, son of Ridley, who produced this surprisingly emotionally involving saga with a star-making lead performance from Sienna Miller.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 11, 2019

American Woman stands out because of an excellent central performance from Sienna Miller, and all the other elements are calibrated perfectly to showcase her in the role.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Oct 11, 2019