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Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s everything a screen drama and indie film should be — a novel story, characters we rarely see and care about and immersion in a world we know nothing about.
- 83The PlaylistThe PlaylistA sensitive, if occasionally orthodox, treatment of a compassionate friendship enacted in the face of societal apathy.
- 78TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondA tough but affecting film ... The fact that this never comes across as maudlin is tribute to a director who knows her way through dark places, and a pair of actors who can create a quiet storm.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJon FroschThe Hollywood ReporterJon FroschThis is an affecting, admirably disciplined first film, one that patiently enfolds you rather than pandering for your attention.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonA slow-burn drama with familiar contours but a sure sense of place and a great deal of restrained empathy.
- 70Film ThreatAlan NgFilm ThreatAlan NgI like that Bull is shot beautifully in a slice-of-life style of storytelling. ... It’s a subtle tale about the bonds of friendship in times of hopelessness.
- 67Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisWhile admirably eschewing any "God’s Little Acre"-like sensationalism, the movie has little compelling dramatic energy. While the near-absence of emotional commotion doesn’t hobble Bull, there’s no question it keeps it tied down.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenDirector Annie Silverstein tries to enrich the tropes of her class-conscious buddy scenario by canceling them out.
- 30VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeA disappointment ... The story feels lean, and most of the cast, while convincing, don’t leap off the screen the way the ensemble in an Andrea Arnold movie does.