Whether or not this is an authentic portrayal of Jane’s condition, it is a joyful and surprising one.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 16, 2025

“Eternal Beauty” is an odd and audacious package built on the back of yet another terrific Sally Hawkins performance. Even when the movie loses its way a bit she maintains a strong and emotionally honest character presence.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 20, 2022

Eternal Beauty gets the balance right, portraying (Jane's) viewpoint as a surreal and scary world of whispers and fridges with dismembered limbs. However, Jane herself is always sympathetic, a woman trying her best to make her way through a dark place

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 28, 2022

Craig Roberts' heartfelt indie is more than just good looks...the director blends stunning visuals with scenes of emotional intensity.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 23, 2021

The performance by Sally Hawkins as an English woman living with schizophrenia helps to better communicate what it's like to live with mental illness.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 17, 2021

It's not a perfect film by any means and definitely not for all audiences, but there is plenty in it to appreciate, including Roberts's good intentions.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Feb 1, 2021

Eternal Beauty is full of extremely talented people who aren't quite sure what they're doing.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 20, 2020

A committed performance by Sally Hawkins drives this well-intentioned British drama about mental illness, even if the ambition outweighs the execution.

| Oct 9, 2020

Empathetic, brutal and often funny...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 9, 2020

While the storyline and message are not solid across the board, Eternal Beauty is nonetheless an enjoyable film with admirable intentions, elevated by the sensitive work of Hawkins and her supporting cast.

| Oct 9, 2020

Preserve the mystery or examine the motives, but showing the same mistakes made over and over again and expecting emotional resonance feels like the definition of inanity.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 8, 2020

The tone is darkly comedic, and that's the thing that makes it difficult. It's also the thing that makes it special. But the balancing act is so strange...not wholly successful but it is trying something.

| Oct 8, 2020

As a visual and audio experience, Eternal Beauty is simply stunning.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 7, 2020

Sally Hawkins gives a riveting performance.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 7, 2020

In the end... it's mainly the Sally Hawkins show and she encapsulates the bittersweet nature that Eternal Beauty possesses.

| Original Score: A- | Oct 7, 2020

Roberts keeps easy conclusions to a minimum, refusing to box Jane into territory verging on uplifting or inspirational. His approach to her mental state is a complex one, with medications easing Jane's pain but not ending it.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 7, 2020

A frothy comedy about laid-back people.

| Original Score: B | Oct 7, 2020

This certainly isn't comfort cinema, but it's impressive filmmaking with a cathartic kick.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 7, 2020

Hawkins is masterly, as always, in a role that demands she calibrate her energy differently in almost every scene.

| Oct 7, 2020

A commendable performance from Sally Hawkins once again employs an empathetic nuance which assists in an authentic portrayal of what it feels like from her character's perspective.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 7, 2020