Willis works to turn The Woodmans into an existential mystery, through a soundtrack full of moody vibes, interviews shot in tight close-ups, and the floating words from Francesca's diaries that Willis inserts as a kind of answer from beyond the grave.
– Noel Murray,
AV Club,
20 Jan 2011
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Woodman's black-and-white photographs, many of them self-portraits, convey a haunting sense of isolation; of something forever lost from the empty, almost decaying rooms in which she drapes herself.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
24 Feb 2011
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Willis provides no easy answers and points no fingers, but the search proves fascinating.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
15 Apr 2011
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The Woodmans tells the compelling, if slightly disturbing, story of a family coming to grips with love, ego, resentment and loss.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
28 Jul 2011
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It's impossible to listen to Francesca's parents, deadly serious about art as a higher calling, without feeling both saddened and disturbed.