Seberg Reviews
Kristen Stewart and Jack O'Connell excel in Benedict Andrews' "love song" to Jean Seberg.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 30, 2023
As insightful as the shallow end of a swimming pool
| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 28, 2022
“Seberg” taps into the enigma that was Jean Seberg but doesn’t go much further than that.
| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 25, 2022
Stewart is good but the film is disappointing.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 23, 2022
Could've delved deeper into the life of the legendary actress who died in 1979 at just 41 without neglecting the social [issues of the time] yet taking some artistic risks. But the choice was different, and so was the result. [Full review in Spanish]
| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 28, 2022
As signaled by the opening shot of Seberg as Joan of Arc, the film has reduced its titular character to a martyr whose life was torn apart by an unruly FBI investigation.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 21, 2022
One of those movies you can't believe is based on a true story, it does get a bit melodramatic on occasion, but maybe that's realistic, it is a movie about an actress after all.
| Dec 10, 2021
Goddamn but Kristen Stewart as doomed French New Wave icon Jean Seberg is a perfect piece of casting.
| Aug 8, 2021
There are no dazzling left or right turns, no moments of virtuosic showmanship.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 29, 2021
Stewart does what she can with the clichéd dialogue, but the inertness of the storytelling doesn't allow her to portray Seberg's innate renegade charisma.
| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 30, 2021
Kristen Stewart is just so damned convincing as Jean Seberg. We buy her, heart and soul. To say that Ms. Stewart's portrayal is brilliant is a vast understatement.
| Original Score: B | Jan 10, 2021
Overall, Seberg is a watchable soufflé that succeeds more as a theatrical drama than a biopic. It won't leave you breathless, but it is kept afloat by its colourful, sparkly sense of style and Kristen Stewart's natural, captivating performance.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 23, 2020
It's only Stewart's commitment to pushing beyond straightforward impersonation that keeps the movie above water.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 16, 2020
In dismissing the tragedy of these characters in ways other than how they relate to Seberg, a movement's systemic oppression is implicitly diminished.
| Jul 29, 2020
It may be small solace that Seberg finally tells Jean's tragic story, but it's never too late to be reminded of the insidious power of gossip - and how it can swallow reputations, causes, and even human lives, whole.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 25, 2020
The filmmakers didn't think [Jean] Seberg was fascinating enough to show a more well-rounded view of her life, and instead they gave a lot of screen time to show the personal life of a fictional FBI agent.
| Jul 14, 2020
Overall, though, this film is little more than a vehicle for Stewart to look gorgeously distraught (which she does well) against an intriguing background story that leaves you wanting to know more.
| Jun 11, 2020
Worth a look for Stewart, though, who's always committed, even in mediocre flicks...
| May 29, 2020
[Stewart is] reduced to a supporting player in her own movie, as used in her way as Seberg was in hers. And it's a shame. And, almost as bad, a bore.
| May 22, 2020
Seberg drops the ball, approaching the actress's story and harassment at the hands of the government with surprising cowardice, taking an unfounded "both sides" stance in portraying the FBI investigation.
| May 21, 2020