I Am Woman

M
2020
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116 mins
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Tilda Cobham-Hervey plays Australian musician and activist icon Helen Reddy. In 1966 Reddy landed in New York with her three-year-old... More

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I Am Woman | Ratings & Reviews

"I Am Woman unites Moon's solid direction with Cobham-Hervey's earnest performance to transcend its sometimes-corny dialogue to present a sincere, heartfelt love letter to one of the most iconic figures of second wave feminism."

FlicksFlicks

"Pleasant, yet disappointingly trite..."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"It’s not an insult to say that... I Am Woman plays like an easy-listening hit."

The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail

"Moon... is faithful to Reddy’s real-life story, though I Am Woman rarely misses the opportunity to eschew subtlety and turn up the Corny Meter."

Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-Times

"This lightweight biopic... is buoyed by a compelling and nuanced central performance from Tilda Cobham-Hervey."

Little White LiesLittle White Lies

"A fairly standard, by-the-numbers biopic, but Cobham-Hervey is compelling and nuanced..."

Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning Herald

"The biggest strike against I Am Woman... is that it’s inoffensive - a rote movie-of-the-week treatment directed with professional gloss and no fire."

Boston GlobeBoston Globe

"Defiantly bland..."

The TimesThe Times

"As Reddy, Tilda Cobham-Hervey’s performance brought strength and spark to an enjoyable, if predictable, biopic."

The AgeThe Age

"A revelation in her 2014 debut 52 Tuesdays and the following year’s The Kettering Incident TV series, the South Australian actor here delivers an emotional and memorable turn that the sludgy script almost scarcely deserves."

StuffStuff

"I Am Woman is a start in the right direction. However, based on this film you might think that the most interesting thing about Reddy is that she married her manager who then got addicted to cocaine. It's a frustratingly shallow approach to a singer who deserves better."

RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.com

"It is a lean and likeable, if slight and a little trite, celebration of the legendary Australian-American singer, feminist and anthem-creator Helen Reddy, shot with a rich neo-noirish texture by Oscar-winning cinematographer Dion Beebe."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"Helen Reddy might seem so 1970s, but her song "I Am Woman" became a feminist anthem of its time, and serves as the title and centerpiece of a reasonably good movie biography, if one that -- perhaps due to the nature of her life -- feels a little like the Hallmark Channel version of "Bohemian Rhapsody.""

CNNCNN

"I’d have been curious to see more about Reddy’s interactions with the women’s movement, but the film mostly has room for this one woman. Thanks to Cobham-Hervey’s performance, it’s an engaging, if fairly familiar, story."

New York PostNew York Post

"Unjoo Moon's energetic and empathetic look at the rise of the "I Am Woman" singer has cliches to spare, but it's also got a high-note performance from its lead."

IndieWireIndieWire

"This pedestrian biopic doesn't really convey the distinctiveness of Reddy's appeal, let alone package it in a way likely to trigger a significant revival of interest in a major star largely forgotten now."

VarietyVariety

"The movie's considerable appeal is more unassuming, derived from the respect and affection of director Unjoo Moon's treatment and especially from the relaxed charisma of Tilda Cobham-Hervey's empathetic lead performance."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

I Am Woman | Details

Rating
M, Mature themes, coarse language and drug use
Runtime
116
Genre
Drama, Music, True Story & Biography
Country of origin
Australia

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