My Zoe
Julie Delpy (Before Midnight) writes, directs, and stars in this sci-fi-lite drama as a single mother who goes to unique lengths to protect her young daughter.
Isabelle, a geneticist recovering from a toxic marriage, is raising her only daughter, Zoe, with her contentious ex-husband. Zoe means everything to her mother and so when tragedy strikes the fractured family, Isabelle travels to Russia in seeking the help of a world-renowned fertility physician who Isabelle believes can help bring back her little girl.
Less2019Rating: M, Mature themes, coarse language and a sexual reference100 minsFrance, Germany, UKWarner Bros.
DramaScience Fiction
My Zoe | Reviews
76%50 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Hollywood Reporter
Delpy doesn't milk the story for sci-fi creepiness or dystopian thrills; rather, she aims for emotional realism - something that, thanks to her intense lead performance and sleek yet subdued direction, she mostly achieves.
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IndieWire
It may not stick the landing, but by the time the screen goes black one final time, Delpy has left enough to think about for another three acts.
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Variety
[Delpy's] risk-taking is admirable, and given the excellent craft, never less than engaging to watch, but it does not always pay off.
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The Washington Post
Well acted and well filmed, yes, but the storytelling, in which Delpy stitches together mismatched parts like a Dr. Frankenstein, is its weak suit.
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The New York Times
Delpy writes these characters with such depth, and stages their interactions with such sensitivity, that you understand them without necessarily approving of them.
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RogerEbert.com
My Zoe dares to lead with its feelings, and that fearlessness provides a striking spectacle itself.
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Chicago Sun-Times
A clumsy combo of domestic tragedy and sci-fi that comes to a maddening conclusion.
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My Zoe is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Neon Rentals.