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Seattle Times

In Leo, it presents a remarkable portrait of a complex woman struggling with forces beyond her control.

November 15, 2017

Your Movies (cleveland.com)

First-time writer/director Maggie Betts mostly manages to involve viewers in exploring why young ladies actually might want to take the spiritual plunge.

November 26, 2017

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Novitiate is a rare film about religion that neither bludgeons a viewer into accepting an ideology nor treats believers as misguided simpletons.

December 08, 2017

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Most films, especially mainstream ones, are about the forces that whirl around characters. "Novitiate" grapples with what's going on inside them.

November 16, 2017

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Novitiate" is a thoughtful and sincere rendering of the devout religious caught up in the changing times of modern society.

November 27, 2017

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Arizona Republic

The film raises interesting questions, but the answers remain elusive, and whether that makes for a compelling cinematic experience is entirely in the eye of the beholder.

November 09, 2017

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Salt Lake Tribune

Questions of faith and devotion are explored with sensitivity and grace in Novitiate, a quietly moving drama about nuns on the cusp of great change.

November 29, 2017

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San Diego Reader

[Reverend Mother Leo's] countenance alternates between a stony smile and a twisted snarl, except for the moments when the changes wrought by Vatican II threaten to loosen her iron grip over her young charges. Then she simply goes to pieces.

November 10, 2017

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Philadelphia Inquirer

There are times when Novitiate tests the viewer's endurance - it's a beautifully shot movie, but it runs more than two hours, and lingering compositions of silent nuns and novitiates start to feel unsupported by the story.

November 09, 2017

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Daily Film Fix

A quiet and methodical narrative, "Novitiate" requires patience, but the reward is great.

November 25, 2017

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Flickering Myth

There's a terrific ensemble cast and strong period piece work (especially costume work of the wedding dresses representing marriage to God) at play in Novitiate

December 05, 2017

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Novitiate" is challenging, uncomfortable, violent, simple in its message about transformative mind control imposed on youth, superbly acted and technically flawless.

November 16, 2017

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