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Unicorns Reviews
As the title suggests, Unicorns is a rare gem of a film with a deep emotional journey and some unexpected twists. Patel and hardy are just exceptional in one of the most underrated films of the year.
...a twin film to this one called Layla (2025)... about a queer young man from a Muslim family... Hosaini and Floyd... are not queer... so their film didn't feel like it had that extra depth or totally authentic voice that Layla did.
For those outside the queer community, Unicorns might register as just another queer love story set against the vibrant backdrop of East London. But for queer viewers like myself, it can be frustrating to see the same tired tropes resurface.
With the warm and fuzzy guise of the most milquetoast rom-com but the thematic concerns of a modern-day kitchen-sink drama, Unicorns is a trite, cloyingly sentimental, drearily predictable movie.
Unicorns is bold, romantic, colorful, and enjoyable from start to finish. But it has layers of depth underneath the surface. At its core, it’s a movie about the courage it takes to become our truth, disregarding any labels in the process.
Co-directors Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd’s scrappy drama shows enormous heart, but it’s the lead actors and their disparate identities that distinguish an otherwise familiar LGBT-themed indie.
If Patel is giving such a seamless performance his first time at bat, what will he do with more experience?!?
The strength of the performances are what add plausibility to each required plot point, so by the end, so the romantic pair are fully formed individuals with genuine hang-ups and yearning.
A sweet and charming, albeit familiar, romance that overstays its welcome with an overly long runtime. A violent third act twist, however, essentially derails the movie and nearly ruins it.
Not particularly groundbreaking, Unicorns takes an eventful route to a predictable destination. It’s a plot you can see coming once the main characters are in place.
There’s hope and joy to be found here along with passion and genuine heat, giving us a gay romance to treasure for years to come.
Sensitive and endearing portrait of one of those relationships that are rarely seen on screen, marked by particularly competent performances and enhanced by impressive choreography performances. [Full review in Spanish]
Unicorns has... plenty of crowdpleasing energy. Still, I couldn’t help finding it awfully reminiscent of numerous past movies with a similar central dynamic, and thought a story whose beats are this predictable didn’t need a full two hours to play out.
“Unicorns” reminds that the ability to transform and cross borders, whether physical, mental, or spiritual, is always proximate, oppressive systems, antiquated thinking, and insecurity be damned.
What could've been a film about a character learning to find her own truth through gender experimentation and self-actualization becomes a whole journey for another character, one who is far less interesting and likable.
We meet two people at a compelling crossroads in their respective lives in this tender and heartfelt romantic drama, but the relationship that brings them together feels too contrived to resonate as intended.
The third act ... appears to exist solely to let as many obstacles and complications as possible emerge or resurface.
The contrivances are of the eye-rolling variety. And in most instances, they would signal the death knell. But Hardy and Patel sell it to the max, including the swoon-worthy climax.
Hardy peels back the layers to reveal Luke's sexual awakening so viscerally that it's easier to overlook the film's narrative shortcuts.
Newcomer Jason Patel brings an open heart to the role of Aysha, dancing between vulnerability and seductive magnetism with subtle shifts in physicality.