Morgan's writing is occasionally pedestrian, but the sweep of the story, the performances and Gavron's vision make up for it.
– Sarah Bryan Miller,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
5 Nov 2015
fresh:
Mulligan, in particular, delivers, bringing believability to a role that's quite a stretch, given the transformation her character has to go through from workaday mum to first-wave feminist superhero.
– Kristin Tillotson,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
5 Nov 2015
rotten:
An intriguing premise dampened by thin characters and a formulaic story.
– Rafer Guzman,
Newsday,
6 Nov 2015
fresh:
The weight of the entrenched injustices these characters stagger under is enough to keep you on the verge of tears throughout.
– Alison Willmore,
BuzzFeed News,
9 Nov 2015
rotten:
"Suffragette" is a meaningful history lesson, but as a movie, it plays like a slog through history class.