Opiniones de Metacritic

It’s a potent and timely slice of Americana.

The beauty of National Anthem is that it effortlessly challenges all expectations and preconceived notions.

It’s exciting to see a debut so self-assured and comfortable in its own sun-baked skin.

From the impressive cinematography to its refreshingly non-pandering script, Gilford further proves himself to be a powerful voice in modern queer art.

Gilford’s National Anthem offers a sense of beauty to behold and accept. It is visually stunning and a complete story everyone can understand, with great drag performances and other spectacles that make this film memorable.

The film is a little wispy, too often slapping another song on another dreamy sequence rather than giving us more intimate access to the main characters — let alone the secondary figures who make up the tight-knit queer family, most of whom don’t even get names. But the authenticity and distinctiveness of the milieu keep it involving.

National Anthem may at times feel a bit too simple, but the craftsmanship and the core performances are enough to make it worth a watch.

It’s not a grand landscape but a small portrait of wistfulness and wanting in the West, fluttering and touching.

More than anything, Gilford’s film ought to be lauded for the way it continues telling a story about a subculture that few know exist.

Though lushly lensed by cinematographer Katelin Arizmendi (Monica, Swallow), there isn’t much under the quietly glam veneer of National Anthem. Had Gilford hewed closer to the everyday folks that find freedom in queer rodeos, a more varied tapestry of this slice of subversive Americana would have shone through.