It's not an easy film to watch, especially because so many of Jeff's family members are themselves walking disasters. But the performances by Gyllenhaal and Maslany make the ordeal worthwhile.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 21, 2018

Gyllenhaal has rarely been better.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 11, 2017

With its swelling score and obligatory shots of noble, fluttering US flags, the film buys into the hero narrative wholesale.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 10, 2017

It's one of those decent, well-acted, non-revelatory efforts destined to be filed snarkily under "this had awards buzz" through no real fault of its own.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2017

... stealing the best bits from My Left Foot, Born on the Fourth of July and The Theory of Everything by playing a character who's not quite paralysed, but mostly in a wheelchair and delivering enormous shouty set-piece speeches ...

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 7, 2017

Stronger is at its best in its harshest moments, when it acknowledges the contradictions in its hero's story and portrays his bitterness and self-loathing as well as his courage.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 7, 2017

Aside from a few mawkish missteps near the tail end, this film feels like the product of a confident, able and self-aware director.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 7, 2017

A deeply human and often brutally honest depiction of trauma and recovery, anchored by three superb performances - though it often falls victim to formula.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 7, 2017

Can't a disabled hero, once on screen, not be a hero? Can't he be a human being whose tragedy, even if "triumphed" over, probes deeper thoughts and feelings than crass exultation?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 6, 2017

[Jake] Gyllenhaal may well get an Oscar nomination for this and deserves to - his every expression is captivating.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2017

Stronger isn't the year's best movie, but it tries something new.

| Nov 20, 2017

But the movie shouldn't be dismissed as just another real-life drama to catch on cable 온라인카지노추천 someday; Stronger is a profound, sensitively made gem.

| Oct 13, 2017

Stronger does a good job of conveying a sense of hope and forgivingness amongst the chaos of senseless violence and for that alone, Green and co should be commended.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 3, 2017

The boldest thing Stronger does is trust enough in Maslany's performance and in the writing of her character to allow Erin to do something that a lesser movie would never even attempt.

| Sep 28, 2017

Green's film has a tense, nervy energy, most of which seems to glow from Gyllenhaal's very core.

| Sep 28, 2017

There's a complexity to the family dynamic that couldn't be more true-to-life.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 28, 2017

Stronger is an incredible story of human spirit and endurance - but it's not just Jeff Bauman's. And that's what makes it so powerful.

| Sep 27, 2017

"Stronger" always feels right in the moment, solidified by an outstanding central performance by Gyllenhaal, and some wonderful ensemble work, especially the actors just below the top billing.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 27, 2017

Its interest in personality over symbolism makes 'Stronger' much better than your average based-on-an-inspirational-true-story situation.

| Sep 27, 2017

There are few actors in their 30s more well-rounded than [Jake] Gyllenhaal right now, as capable of taking on disturbing psychologies in aggressive indies as they are the lead roles in crowd-pleasing tearjerkers.

| Sep 26, 2017