Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 24, 2022 4/5

The dueling tensions of the film are quite fascinating.

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Cate Marquis AWFJ.org Oct 12, 2021

In Nancy, director Christina Choe spins out her intriguing yarn with careful precision, keeping us guessing about Nancy and about whether she is the long-lost daughter.

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Betsy Bozdech AWFJ.org Oct 12, 2021

There's tension in Nancy, but it's not really a thriller or a mystery; it's a detailed, deliberate character study of a woman who seems to wish that she could be anyone other than who she is.

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Erin Blackwell Bay Area Reporter Jun 2, 2020

These characters never progress beyond a thumbnail sketch as Choe tippy-toes around the sinkhole that is Nancy's arrival.

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Leslie Combemale Patch Jul 24, 2019 A

Writer/director Christina Chow... explodes onto the scene as a filmmaker.

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Becky Kukla The Digital Fix Mar 12, 2019 8/10

Quiet and haunting, Nancy is an intriguing first feature from a talented director

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Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net Feb 26, 2019 C-

It was flat and dull.

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Lindsay Pugh Woman in Revolt Feb 17, 2019

Nancy is a film about identity and the events in our lives that make us who we are. If you thought you loved Andrea Riseborough in Mandy, just wait.

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Deborah Krieger Bust Magazine Feb 11, 2019

Riseborough, so appealing in Battle of the Sexes and amusingly histrionic in The Death of Stalin, is astonishing in the lead role.

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Rachel Brook One Room With A View Feb 7, 2019 4/5

Narrative, performance and stylish production design marry jarringly yet brilliantly in this intelligent and unsettling think piece.

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Jared Mobarak Jaredmobarak.com Jan 9, 2019 8/10

The film proves a beautifully composed character piece refusing to languish in hopeless melancholy for added drama to see what can be accomplished by simple and honest grace.

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Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Jan 4, 2019

... leaves the protagonist's motives and beliefs ambiguous, which yields some intriguing character dynamics to supplement the underlying poignancy.

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Tomas Trussow The Lonely Film Critic Nov 14, 2018 3.5/5

Riseborough [has a] gifted ability to surprise even in a film's final moments. She is not one to lay down her cards on the table all at once, and we're all the better for it.

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Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Oct 30, 2018

Andrea Riseborough is phenomenal as the troubled lead. There's a subtlety and mastery to her performance.

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Shaun Munro Flickering Myth Oct 13, 2018 4/5

A quietly sad, painful drama, Nancy further cements Riseborough as one of the most intriguing and under-appreciated actresses of her generation.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Oct 12, 2018 3/5

The overwhelming screen charisma of Andrea Riseborough is just about strong enough to prevent this identity drama from derailing into art house obscurity.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Oct 11, 2018 3/5

Good performances and interesting, though undeveloped narrative ideas in this debut feature from writer-director Christina Choe.

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Nikki Baughan The List Oct 8, 2018 4/5

Riseborough anchors a twisting narrative that often skates close to morally questionable territory, but remains a compelling portrait of identity, love and connection in the modern world.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Oct 3, 2018 B

Intriguingly watchable for its potential to cover new ground in this genre even if a depressing film.

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Lisa Nesselson France24 Sep 10, 2018

Really, really, a performance and story worth looking at.

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