"A deeply smart film about race and expectations."
— Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
"It’s a perfectly crafted cocktail of vision, talent and script that will leave your mind spinning for days."
— Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
"'Luce' is a neatly constructed puzzle, an engrossing weave of suburban drama and sociopolitical whodunit."
— Justin Chang Los Angeles Times
"To say that it unfolds like a play is both accurate and undersells how gorgeously it has been rendered for the screen."
— Ben Kenigsberg, The New York Times
"The film is sleek and shadowy, benefiting from the fact Onah chose to shoot on celluloid and driven by stellar performances across the board."
— Peter Debruge, Variety
"This film, ultimately, is a major work of contemporary American cinema: complex, beguiling, and full of meaty discussion points that will challenge audiences throughout 2019 and beyond."
— Jake Howell, The Film Stage
"Luce is a dangerous minefield and simply crackles with the kind of distressing pressure that is beginning to define America in every conversation we have about race, marginalization, social strata, woke politics and even marriage."
— Jordan Ruimy, The Playlist
"This is a powerful film that shows how far some will go to protect the reality they choose to believe. It gets into your head and stays there."
— Adam Graham, Detroit News
"This provocation about race, privilege and the expectations that come with both features a star-in-the-making Kelvin Harrison Jr. and adds up to some kind of wallop-packing miracle."
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Onah's lauded Sundance darling handles its hypotheticals of race and power with an emotional density that translates generously from its stage source, care of the film's playwright (and co-writer) J.C. Lee."
— Sarah-Tai Black, Globe and Mail
