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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- The pic is visually exciting and has a palpably organic quality that translates well to the screen. ... A refreshing and confident piece of work.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThey turn a chilly environment warm and a conventional story into something surprising, lived-in, with the glorious romantic ache that too many romantic comedies can’t be bothered with.
- 75The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakKroll is very good in a role that allows him to pivot away from his usual comic relief persona to be sweet and funny and complicated, but Pappas is even better as a woman unsure of her very identity outside of the sport to which she’s dedicated her entire life.
- 75SlashfilmJoi ChildsSlashfilmJoi ChildsOlympic Dreams ‘s goal isn’t to inundate you with complex themes or ideas. Simplicity is key for this film – it all comes down to a man and a woman who want to spend time together and then…spend time together. Layering that with the gorgeous Olympic environment makes for an enjoyable, often mesmerizing watch.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonAn engagingly wistful dramedy.
- 50The PlaylistThe PlaylistThe story as a whole, doesn’t quite click.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThis is a more professional-looking production, with a much stronger cast, but it has the same half-assed feel.
- 50The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeCompared to the drama of the competition, the story and its characters always feel slight, an excuse to hang out among Olympians rather than a movie that builds upon (or for that matter critiques) its surroundings.
- 50Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinOlympic Dreams is a wispy, quasi-romantic dramedy whose affecting moments are eclipsed by its overly random, sometimes awkwardly played and constructed narrative.
- 40Screen RantMolly FreemanScreen RantMolly FreemanOlympic Dreams' backstage look at the 2018 Olympics is much more compelling than the movie's bland and contrived romantic comedy storyline.