Black Mountain Poets (film)

Kevin Maher gave the picture four out of five stars in The Times he said the film was "...in its own way, quietly brilliant..." noting the film has a third act of "...genuine literary power... it says that art is in the effort...pure poetry."^[8] Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian said the film was “...funny…very silly and likeable” noting that “there are some big laughs, particularly from Alice Lowe” but with little “narrative plausibility”.^[9] Guy Lodge in Variety said: “Alice Lowe and Dolly Wells are a riot” and described a “deftly escalated farce as humane as it is hilarious”.^[10] Neil Young in the Hollywood Reporter praises cinematographer Ryan Owen Eddleston‘s demonstrations of the “alluringly elemental Welsh countryside” and praises the performances of Lowe and Wells but feels the film underuses Hannah Daniel and Clare Cage who “are consistently hilarious in their fleeting, intermittent appearances as the bemused, bohemian-bard [Wilding] babes.^[11] David Jenkins in Little White Lies praised Lowe, saying: “Watching this film is a simple case of waiting for Alice Lowe to appear on screen. If everyone in the cast gives a solid seven out of 10, she’s easily a 12. The camera naturally gravitates towards her, wise to the fact that her reaction to a line of dialogue will likely be funnier than the dialogue itself. She’s hilarious, casually outclassing her fellow players. Even the way she wears a hat is amusing.”^[12]

Black Mountain Poets at IMDb