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This won't be remembered as one of the prodigiously talented Armstrong's great films (My Brilliant Career, High Tide, Little Women), but it's still 90 percent better than everything else out there.Full Review

Scott Foundas
L.A. Weekly

Far more diverting and well crafted than its promotion-free release campaign might suggest. Then again, for a film largely based on the notion that "nothing is what it seems," such lowered expectations may actually work in its favor.Full Review

Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times

A minor but satisfying entry in the "what if" historical-fantasy genre.Full Review

Slate

A minor but satisfying entry in the "what if" historical-fantasy genre.Full Review

Dana Stevens
Slate

What it lacks is a villain, and magic without danger is simply a parlor trick, which is what the film becomes.Full Review

Ray Bennett
The Hollywood Reporter
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