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Lost Girls

2020

Liz Garbus

Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Lola Kirke, Gabriel Byrne ...

5.3

2,291

Thriller. Mystery. Drama When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered sex workers.

	Media	Author	Review
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Liz Garbus enters the realm of drama as if born to it (...) Garbus works with a no-fuss rhythm and flow, holding the audience in the palm of her hand"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"It's serious, respectful, gravely melancholic. Yet anger best describes the movie's atmosphere, its overall mood and its authorial tone".
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"'Lost Girls' marks a disappointing move into narrative features for accomplished documentarian Liz Garbus, whose gift for compelling fact-based storytelling is not reflected in the pedestrian screenplay by Michael Werwie"
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Garbus, who has long been motivated by stories about remarkable women and horrible crimes, makes a strong showing with 'Lost Girls,' her first narrative feature"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"As sincere and as sensitive as the film might be, it’s never as involving or as effective as the story at its centre (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Sara Stewart New York Post	"Garbus’ film is at its best when giving voice to the female relatives of these victims, (...) when Garbus takes the long view — her camera pulling back to emphasize the awful loneliness of the marshy stretches where these women died — “Lost Girls” hits hard. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"Though the film eventually gets to where it needs to go, it feels scattered, stumbling over true crime tropes on the way."
		Matt Goldberg Collider	"The main problem isn’t that it focuses on one mother’s rage against the system; the problem is that the rage is so narrowly defined and explored (...) The real victims of this case and their families deserved better.
		Karen Han Polygon	"Ryan’s performance helps keep the film from feeling too broad, in spite of how many issues it covers (...) Luckily, Garbus’ direction helps keep the visible parts of the film compelling."

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