Reviews
VARIETYJohn Anderson
“In delicate, dignified, soulful “Stranger Things,” writers-directors Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal show a genuine gift for visual storytelling and emotion.”
“Shot on the English seaside and with a Dreyer-esque instinct for the complexity and frankness of the human face, the pic is essentially a two-hander, its action muted and its pretensions modest. At the same time, its theme — the capacity of the heart to make connections, under odd and unlikely circumstances — harbors something titanic.”
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GORDON AND THE WHALEJoshua Brunsting
“Simply put, when (Collins and Akhtar) share the screen, it’s like watching a tea kettle come to a boil. Bit by bit the narrative momentum grows, until the two share a truly wonderful moment, reminiscent of something like Allan King’s A MARRIED COUPLE, which is utterly fulfilling.”
“…an absolute must see feature.”
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ART INFOGraham Fuller
“‘Only connect’—E.M. Forster’s recognition, expressed through Margaret Schlegel in Howards End, of the need for people to transcend class barriers—is the unspoken watchword of Stranger Things.”
“Burke (who photographed the film) and Eyal directed Stranger Things in a crisp realist style, favoring extremely tight close-ups that get under the skin of characters who are at first unfathomable. The nuanced performances by Collins (a major talent) and Akhtar (hilarious as the inept jihadist in Four Lions) fully bear out the directors’ belief in an actor-driven cinema.”
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FILMMAKER MAGAZINEScott Macaulay
25 New Faces of Independent Film
“…(a) delicately beautiful debut feature…”
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