This Beautiful Fantastic

Fresh: Aboud ... works some obvious parallels as he tells the story of a timid young woman, her cranky old neighbor and the garden that separates them, but enjoyable performances keep the tale from becoming too heavy-handed. – Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, Mar 9, 2017

Rotten: There are no puppies, kittens or baby bunnies in This Beautiful Fantastic. That said, however, any restraint before the altar of adorableness is abandoned in writer-director Simon Aboud's sophomore feature. – Dennis Harvey, Variety, Mar 7, 2017

Fresh: None of what transpires is earth-shattering, but it's the way it happens, with the simplicity and sense of wonder of an old-fashioned picture book, that makes her story, however wispy, delightful. – Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter, Feb 21, 2017

Fresh: A charming, beautifully photographed modern fairy tale about love and gardening, This Beautiful Fantastic is worth seeing in spite of its dumb deterrent of a title. – Rex Reed, New York Observer, Mar 15, 2017