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| RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiA quiet, heartfelt, and beautifully nuanced drama that feels unique and universal, featuring what will surely go down as one of the best performances of 2023. |
| The New York TimesTeo BugbeeBoth Lysette and Clarkson are naturally magnetic actors, and they don’t waste the attention they’re given on excess sentimentality. |
| New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottAs character studies go, Monica is an especially timely one, determined to contribute to the current conversation about acceptance and understanding. At the same time, beneath it all lies a more universal concept. |
| Los Angeles TimesTracy BrownWhat is particularly powerful is that the film does not feel the need to overexplain Monica. The film offers glimpses into her life, her relationships and her livelihood, but Monica doesn’t have to spell out the details of her past or justify her present to anyone. |
| The PlaylistMarshall ShafferAt its best, Pallaoro’s quiet film wields the paradoxical power of cinema to create pure illusion. |
| Slant MagazineWes GreeneMonica is an unsentimental exploration of its main character’s search for personal fulfillment through human connection. |
| IndieWireJude DrySpare but poignant, "Monica" is a pensive family drama that’s loaded with the empty space of things left unsaid. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeConceived with uncommon sensitivity toward the interior lives of its characters, as well as to the shifting codes of trans representation, “Monica” is a film about making amends. |
| TheWrapDan CallahanThe chief virtue of “Monica” is its restraint and its patience. |
| Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganA quietly thoughtful and impressively acted drama. |
