New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
It hits the right sentimental moments but doesn't truly touch hearts as it settles into courtroom drama mode.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
15 Oct 2015
fresh:
"Freeheld" is a snapshot of a notable American moment.
– Calvin Wilson,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
15 Oct 2015
rotten:
[Freeheld] is sincere, to be sure, but unlikely to win any prizes. For starters, the most memorable character in this important story of a courageous woman is a man; that's a problem.
– Liz Braun,
Toronto Sun,
15 Oct 2015
rotten:
Page and Julianne Moore, who plays Hester, have an easy if not electric chemistry, but they seem hamstrung by the movie-of-the-week tropes and Peter Sollett's plodding direction.
– Simon Houpt,
Globe and Mail,
16 Oct 2015
rotten:
Freeheld assigns its most dynamic arcs to the straight characters who align themselves, sooner or later, with Laurel and Stacie.