The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
At nearly three hours, it's entirely too long, needlessly padded out with an intrusive interview-framing device.
– Farran Smith Nehme,
New York Post,
28 Jun 2013
fresh:
Poupaud's quiet moments convey a lofty, poignant introspection, and Clement erupts with grand, if scattershot, furies.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
1 Jul 2013
fresh:
It's all too much, really, including its 21/2-hour-plus running time. But it's also engrossing, an ultimately tender story of a transsexual's transformation over 10 years and its effect on him and the people around him.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
18 Jul 2013
fresh:
Lushly romantic and daringly original.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
12 Sep 2013
fresh:
"Laurence Anyways" is a formidable display of French Canadian director Xavier Dolan's prodigious talents, but also a case study of a young talent still finding his way to greatness.He'll get there one day, soon, but this film doesn't quite do it.