I was surprised to see the low rating here. It didn’t seem justified. The one critique I would give it: the nudity was a distraction from the beauty of the film, for me, it felt exploitive, then garish, then off-topic. Otherwise the film was visually compelling, uncluttered, original, curious, comical, tender, of course artful, and ultimately very satisfying. It was directly and subtly about making something glorious, why it’s worth it, and where the drive comes from—this is so hopeful—and why I watch movies, to see a little divinity inside an experience that resonates, even if the details have little to do with my own experiences, yet are woven with familiar threads, the ridiculous, the heartbreaking, the miraculous, a desire for things to be whole, to be refined, to be joyfully hopeful, to snatch us out of darkness.

This was a very nice surprise! Came for Jenny Slate and Jessica Hecht, stayed for the unique story, nice performance by Alex Sharp and sweet statements about family and art. I wonder about the "critics" sometimes.

I absolutely loved this movie. What a wonderful combination of life in this movie!!!!

WHAT is not to like about this movie????? It's visually stunning full of lavish colors and great characters. It's different and enriching. Not stale and predictable as most top rated movies are. God! And this is my 2nd watch. Thank you writers, producers, directors and staff!

I think the viewers that eitĥer found the plot confusing ,patched together or out of place might have seen to many conventional films as of late. This movie had odd airy whimsey in a good way. It was quiet,sad,odd,with drops of dark humor. Great for those who watched a lot of independent films in the late 90s and miss them.

This is a charming, quirky, off-beat drama that works well. Jenny Slate is mostly known for comic characters and stand-up but shows she's great in a dramatic role as well. The read of the cast is great (Gillian Anderson in a minor role and Zak Galifinakis in a bigger one) to very good. The real star is Norway's landscapes and the director made good use of them. Also, for students of adaptation, read the novel as well. The screenplay was done by the author and it is an excellent of compression. It's not a very long novel but it's dense and she makes really nice use of the themes and omits things and makes substitutions and additions as needed to get a similar feel on telling this story.

I thought this was a somewhat weird fragmented yet enjoyable movie. I thought this was going to be a ZG movie, which it was, but weird when the first 48 minutes are dramatic cinematographic film and then ZG from Cincinatti pops in and makes you laugh your ass off. Anyways, as he states in his final line "I am a troll." Welp, humans have killed a third of all living species. It's nice to laugh and cry on our death bed. Thank you ZG JS, and wow GA I didn't recognize you - you should be an undercover Russian spy with your old partner FM - life is stranger than art.

Elegant, charming, whimsical, visually stunning, touching, and hopeful. Couldn't we all do with a bit more of those elements in our lives?

I actually liked it, but not for those who demand continuous distraction. It was slow and subtle at times but with purpose. It was refreshingly unpredictable and mercifully edited. The art was certainly skillful, even to the untrained eye. But the real star was the location, which brought the movie to life.

It's not a Hollywood romance movie, and that's the first good thing about it. Then the arts, the music,and the picturesque landscapes. It's a good movie that reminds us, it's okay to make mistakes. It might seem like the worst thing that could happen to us when they happen, but when we look back after some time, it's actually not that bad after all.

A unique, interesting, touching and superbly acted drama that dares to try new things. Slate, as always, is brilliant - as is the cinematography.

I was genuinely surprised by the lukewarm reviews on this one. I thought it was a lovely, quiet, thoughtful little film. Whoever designed it (I'm thinking here of the barn art project) is genius; rare to find someone of that amount of taste and artistic license to install such a beautiful feature in a film. I agree with the viewer/critic who said this would be attractive to artists. I agree. I thought Jenny Slate was good, as were the supporting players - Galifianakis is, as always, a bit over the top, but the role was pretty much written for that. No, I think it was 1 1/2 hour of time well spent to watch this one.

Jenny slate is cute but the rest of the film is mediocre

It is a cute, quirky, and charming film. Amazing views of Norway. A nice escape from our monotonous and somewhat sad, scary reality right now.

Norway. Pretty much just watch for the scenery.

A great piece for anyone pursuing art. Inspirational but also funny. The theme may not be as well delivered but I love how warm this movie makes me feel.

Give it a 3 because it's Jenny Slate and the scenery was terrific. The plot......what was that? Loaded with good actors in what amounted to cameo's while the camera is on Jenny trying to find herself. Gillian Anderson.........why. A waste of a good actor. Somebody explain why that movie was done. Self involved people with all loose ends.Like they shot a bunch of film and spliced it up as best they could hoping it would be a movie. It was barely.

I enjoyed it visually, because it's always been a dream for me to go to Norway. I genuinely appreciate the main character's personality, the way she looks at anything and likens them to art. There is warmth and authenticity, and that's why every scene is satisfying enough for me, even the silent ones.

I really enjoyed this movie. My 21-year old son walked by at the beginning and it caught his eye as well. Two thumbs up from both of us. It was an interesting story, with unique but real characters and we thought that the director and writers handled the story gently so it was enjoyable and entertaining. It almost mirrors the "art review" theme in the movie. A great, fun film to watch during the quarantine.

The Sunlit Night” (2019: Jenny Slate, Zach Galafankis) is the story a young New York artist who reacts to setbacks in her career and personal life by taking an apprentice job in Norway’s stunningly beautiful Lofoten Islands – above the Arctic Circle. Critics haven’t been kind to this quirky film that I think should be credited with being unpredictable, original and sweet. It has amazing images of the Lofoten scenery – I’ve never been there, but I have to believe the filmmakers were super-lucky to have multiple sunny days to capture the beauty of this region’s mountains and seascapes. On the negative side, I wish Zalafankis was given much more to do as the leader of a Viking reenactment group. There’s some nudity and language. Overall, it was a 7/10 for me, and well worth the $5.99 rental on iTunes.