"Its sensibility is as exquisitely tender as the flutter of a butterfly wing."
— Nell Minow, RogerEbert.com
"The film’s embrace of compassion and forgiveness for everyone is heartwarmingly spacious. It shimmers with grace."
— Nell Minow, RogerEbert.com
"This gentle, unfussy romance contains a heart-clutching finale that’s as classically restrained as it is emotionally resounding."
— Courtney Howard, Variety
"Touch rekindles a treacly genre that I didn’t realize I missed. Its tender performances and gut-punch reveals are classic tear-jerker ingredients."
— Beatrice Loayza, New York Times
"Touch is the kind of movie you get when a filmmaker thinks like that, on his feet and with his heart—and in so doing, he makes us believe we can, too."
— Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
"[W]hat’s worth taking away from the film is its peacefulness. There are moments of friendship and family and workplace camaraderie that are real and charming."
— William Bibbiani, TheWrap
"A widower retraces his youth and finds that devastating truths can lurk below even our fondest recollections in this romantic drama from Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur."
— Oliver Jones, Observer
"It's a film that subtly reminds the audience to slow down, be present, and enjoy what one has, because it can be gone in an instant, while also encouraging hope. It's a beautiful cinematic journey and one not to be missed."
— Jeff Ewing, Collider
"Ultimately, this is a uniquely powerful, humane film about people rebounding from the rubble of devastating losses, choosing courage and love to overcome grief. And there’s nothing more touching than seeing that in action."
— Courtney Howard, Variety
"There is a literary beauty woven throughout the film. He asks you to examine what it means to reach out and touch someone — or have someone touch you. Both the physical and the metaphysical are orchestrated wonderfully."
— Kaely Monahan, Arizona Republic
"Spanning 50 years and multiple continents without ever shifting its focus from the universal human urge to ponder what could have been, Touch is an ode to accepting your life story without losing sleep over the things you couldn’t change."
— Christian Zilko, IndieWire
"Author Olaf Olafsson helped write the screenplay and you can feel his intentions throughout. There is a literary beauty woven throughout the film. He asks you to examine what it means to reach out and touch someone — or have someone touch you. Both the physical and the metaphysical are orchestrated wonderfully."
— Arizona Republic, Kaely Monahan
"This is a stripped down story — the type of moving, romantic drama aimed at adults that's become an endangered species over the past couple of decades. If the director wants to take a sudden shift in his preferred mode of filmmaking at this stage in his career, I would greatly welcome seeing him make more movies in this mold."
— Ben Pearson, SlashFilm
