Light of My Life could have fairly ended after the first scene. [...] Expectations have been created and, subsequently, partially neglected. However, it’s done in a gentle and innocent way.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 21, 2024

...the film’s message is forceful, its approach is thoughtful, and its storytelling is raw and unflinching.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 23, 2022

Affleck brings a sure hand to his direction and writing to compliment his already proven acting chops in this solid debut. Anna Pniowsky is sensational.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 5, 2021

A low-key dystopian drama that feels like a pastiche of a number of recent films and television shows.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 31, 2021

It's familiar territory for Affleck, a master of understated mumbling, but the real revelation here is Pniowsky, who ... more than holds her own opposite her Oscar-winning co-star.

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

Light of My Life showcases an incredible sensibility and a great potential for Casey Affleck behind the camera. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 18, 2019

More intimate and dramatic than an action or suspense [film]. [Full review in Spanish]

| Dec 12, 2019

Light of My Life is a movie that shows a conscientious and earnest work, a construction without fissures. It also lacks singularity though. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Dec 12, 2019

Overall, it's a very well-crafted movie with beautiful cinematography as well as moving and thoughtful dialogue.

| Dec 3, 2019

Directed with soundness, elegance, and tenderness. [Full Review in Spanish]

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

Affleck manages to deliver a film that abound primarily with two actors who succeed in their performances. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 6, 2019

It's worth reflecting on our world from the perspective proposed here by Casey Affleck. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Nov 1, 2019

Although it's not the most original story, it... moves you. [Full review in Spanish]

| Oct 28, 2019

... captures the moral complexity of their unbreakable bond and their uncertain future, and Pniowsky's expressive performance is terrific.

| Oct 25, 2019

We are facing a film of great capacity for suggestion, of enormous poetic potential, which confirms Casey Affleck as one of the great values ​​of the last American cinema. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 22, 2019

An interesting post-apocalyptic drama. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 21, 2019

In addition to the successful use of light, another aspect that leads us to the heart of the film is worth noting: the staging. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 21, 2019

A remarkable science fiction drama of dystopian sort, with a realistic and fully contemporary atmosphere. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Oct 20, 2019

[A] precious story. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 8, 2019

I couldn't help but empathize deeply with our characters' plight and get extremely emotionally invested in their journey.

| Oct 8, 2019