66
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe inspiring story of Chely Wright, the first major country singer to come out as gay. Her decision was a brave one since the world of C&W music is notoriously homophobic.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceWhat it lacks in artfulness, Wish Me Away makes up for in emotive force.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis scrappy-slick confessional is a fascinating study in dualities.
- Much like the image of Wright presented by the movie itself, Wish Me Away is graceful, sincere and heartfelt.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis sympathetic documentary chronicles her decision to come out, which required a battle plan as extensive as the ones applied to the rest of her career.
- 25Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film is ultimately too concerned with courting the singer's fans to deliver anything more than a theatrical release of a very special episode of VH1's Behind the Music.