Leslie Felperin Guardian Feb 15, 2022 3/5

All the corny romance stuff is about as intrinsic to the film’s soft appeal as the scrupulously well-made frocks, encompassing late Edwardian lace and flapper-style dropwaist numbers, and dozens of well-turned cloche hats.

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Charles Koplinski Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam Nov 20, 2020 3.0/4.0

Going into this film, I expected a typical stoic period piece, only to be emotionally riveted by the unfolding story.

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Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Oct 21, 2020

... it's a pleasant, moderately touching film ...

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Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review Jul 21, 2020 2.5/4

Neither of their stories seems essential as a record of Hollywood history, but combined there's something captivating as the film weaves tales of lost innocence and shifting morals.

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Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Feb 18, 2020 2/5

Book-based tale of spirited teen and guardian; mature themes

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Ani Bundel WETA Nov 25, 2019

An unfortunate blip.

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Verne Gay Newsday Nov 22, 2019 2/4

If "The Chaperone" accomplishes anything, that will be to send viewers scrambling to Google to learn more about this extraordinary woman.

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John Anderson Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2019

I'm not an Elizabeth McGovern completist, but it may be the best thing she's ever done.

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Lael Loewenstein FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 27, 2019

It never really comes alive.

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Stephen Romei The Australian May 10, 2019 3.5/5

This is a coming-of-age story for both women. The title is fitting.

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Adam Graham Detroit News May 10, 2019 C

"The Chaperone" is like telling the Tiger Woods story by choosing to focus on his first caddy. Sure, it's a way in, but unless that caddy has a really good story, what are we doing here?

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Alex Lines Film Inquiry May 9, 2019

Films like this have a general necessity in providing alternative options for certain demographics, but it helps if they're attempting to do something; whether it be comedic or dramatic, but this little picture fails at both.

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Alexandra MacAaron Women's Voices for Change May 6, 2019 7/10

'The Chaperone' is a story about a woman who is changing alongside a changing country, making discoveries about herself in late middle age.

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David 'Mad Dog' Bradley Adelaide Review May 3, 2019 5/10

Static and stilted...

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Francesca Rudkin New Zealand Herald May 2, 2019 3/5

The film might be set in a different period, but its themes resonate today, with Louise and Norma showing the transformation of two quite different women living through a period of cultural change.

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Deborah Krieger MovieJawn May 1, 2019

The Chaperone is produced by PBS Masterpiece and is being shown in theaters, but it feels more suited to television. The budget is clearly lower for things like wigs and backdrops and old-age makeup to the extent that it's noticeable.

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James Croot The Post NZ May 1, 2019 4/5

It all adds up to a charming, heartbreaking and heartwarming two hours of emotion-inducing entertainment.

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Lisa Jensen Good Times Santa Cruz May 1, 2019 3/5

It's an entertaining look at a culture in transition. And it captures some of the reckless spirit that Louise Brooks would hone onscreen during the next decade of her brief but memorable career.

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Peter Gray Brisbanista May 1, 2019 2.5/5

Not so much a bad film as it is underwhelming and falling short of its promise, all The Chaperone really achieves is wetting our appetites for a full feature about Louise Brooks

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Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Apr 29, 2019 3/5

While The Chaperone is still eminently watchable, the slender, selective view we get of the endlessly intriguing Brooks will slightly annoy those familiar with her enduring legend.

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