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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyWhat makes this candid, unpatronizing movie so engaging is that the sexual conflict is never set up as a deal-breaker, rather as an issue the couple has to work through in their own, mostly roundabout way.
- 90Village VoiceApril WolfeVillage VoiceApril WolfeDina is a story about resilience and a woman’s indomitable will to seek out her best life.
- 88RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyThe film doesn't feel or look like a documentary. It's a character-based piece, but the structure is carefully considered with a clear narrative thrust and an unusual style.
- 85TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeWe get lots of films about weddings and about courtship, but this is one that actually takes the time to explore the essence of the marital partnership, and the delicate balance between expressing your own wants and needs while also devoting yourself to fulfilling your partner’s wants and needs.
- 83IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichWhereas most docs about “different” people are content to flatter our empathy, Dina aims to deepen it.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThe connection they share isn’t the kind that would pass for conventionally romantic, and yet, theirs is a compelling love story all the same — one the filmmakers follow with open minds, focusing on the lead-up to and days immediately following their wedding.
- 75The Film StageJohn FinkThe Film StageJohn FinkDina will certainly provide fodder for discussion on documentary ethics, but what I do appreciate is its simplicity. It invites us in, allowing us to not only eavesdrop but intimately connect with folks we may not otherwise get to know as we pass by them in Walmart or on the bus.
- 75Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayWe come to understand the camera’s distance from its subjects as an act of respect that allows the complex, funny, and indomitable personalities to shine through.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThis fragile, frank film chronicles its subjects with stripped-down intimacy, which can sometimes border on feeling like simple gawking. But it’s impossible not to care deeply about these anxious lovebirds, especially as we begin to understand the obstacles threatening their relationship.
- 50The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe filmmakers might have cleared up suspicions about their motivations and ethics had they worked them into the narrative.