SummaryAfter 15 years in prison, Wayland (Pablo Schreiber) reunites with his high school girlfriend, Dolores (Jena Malone), who is now a single mother of three.
Directed By:Sabrina Doyle
Written By:Sabrina Doyle
Lorelei
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Generally Favorable
71
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5.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
78% Positive
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22% Mixed
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Jul 29, 2021
100
The film’s writer-director is British-born Sabrina Doyle, who is making her feature debut after spending the past decade in Los Angeles making short films. Her touch is nearly perfect: authentic, patient, guiding — giving her actors plenty of space. And they respond.
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Sep 10, 2021
10
Absolutely stunning. A beautiful story with an amazing performance given by the entire cast. A masterpiece.
Aug 4, 2021
6
A somewhat exasperating drama that stands out more for the well-done work of its two protagonists than for the merits of the narration. It may lend itself to a cliché-drenched dynamic, but there's authenticity in the emotions both present. Which makes up for the flat narrative structure.
Jul 30, 2021
75
Anchored by powerful performances by two deeply underrated actors, Lorelei is a heartfelt drama that succumbs to some thin dialogue and set-ups but feels like it truly loves its outsider characters, and that empathy allows us to root for them too.
May 14, 2020
70
Pablo Schreiber and Jena Malone hustle to overcome movie-ish dialogue and clichéd story dynamics, investing their life-bruised characters with authentic feeling. They're enough to make you care about the film — and the people in it — even at its clumsiest.
Jul 29, 2021
60
Writer-director Sabrina Doyle’s fable-like tale of working-class Americans on the fringe navigates its elusive waters with compassion and care, even when it veers into some predictable shallows from time to time.
Jul 29, 2021
50
The film is invested in accurately depicting the details of its character’s lives, but its collection of studied impressions doesn’t coalesce into a coherent final portrait.
Dec 23, 2021
3
I feel cheated. I got invested in the characters only to be let down by a crap ending and some sexist excuse for abandoning your family to pursue some pale whiff of a dream. Seriously, if a maneft his gf and kids to go pursue some bs dream, we'd have feminists frothing at the mouth for his balls, but I guess if you're a woman, it's okay to dump the on your bf and head out of state to work in some stupid gay bar. Supremely disappointing and a waste of a decent cast.
Production Company:
- Freestyle Picture Company
Release Date:Jul 30, 2021
Duration:1 h 51 m
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Awards
Tribeca Film Festival
• 4 Nominations
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Deauville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
