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Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Widers apply great artistic ambition to a story few would handle in this manner, resulting in a haunting film.
- 80The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterThis documentary, coupled with Ms. Aviv’s article, addresses unresolved issues of personal autonomy versus a patient’s inability to protect herself. It will haunt you.
- 80VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangThe film gradually thaws out the stark, frozen mystery at its heart, but the warm-blooded, breathing truth of Linda’s life is no less tragic than that of her cold death.
- 80New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNew Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottA very human story and a very well-told one -- which, in the end, makes it very hard to forget.
- 70NPRBob MondelloNPRBob MondelloGod Knows Where I Am turns out to be every bit as much a story of panic as "All This Panic." But where teenagers flail, Linda is resigned ... her tragic story a study in stillness and, ultimately, in silence.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersThis documentary is a lyrical exploration of both a person and the place she died in, as well as a devastating commentary on American society’s approach to mental health.
- 63Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayThough the film excels at subjectivity and interiority, it tends to falter in conveying more rudimentary information.
- 50Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThe Widers opt for much footage of the still-empty house itself, inside and out, shot by gently gliding cameras. This conveys an appropriate lonely stillness, a sense of a soul wandering a static world, especially in early scenes, but by the end the footage seems repetitious – yes, we’ve nosed around this sad doorway before.
- 50RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comThe effort is noble, to give Bishop a chance to tell her story, however compromised its framing and end product might be, but it leaves a lot of unanswered questions.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIt results in very little fresh insight that might allow us to feel that Linda Bishop didn’t die in vain.